Just calculated my gearing...

@Jimalex...

thats a wopping 126 GI's !!! (53 x11)

i think u made a mistake or the bloke your talking about is a bionic man.

There seems to be an attitude of "I have more gear inches therefore my penis is bigger". Personally, I have a "nice" geared bike and fixed gear for commuting. Whilst the 64.9 gear inches I have on it is WAY too easy for me, I feel like I am improving as a cyclist by being able to maintain higher cadence all the time.

There seems to be an attitude of "I have more gear inches therefore my penis is bigger". Personally, I have a "nice" geared bike and fixed gear for commuting. Whilst the 64.9 gear inches I have on it is WAY too easy for me, I feel like I am improving as a cyclist by being able to maintain higher cadence all the time.

I have more gear inches than anyone and a massive cock and two decently sized balls.

Does this mean I have a bigger cock than most people on this forum? awesome.

You've certainly got more balls than most. ;p

:d

well I ride a 10ft penny farthing.
and i can skid, no issue.
so :P

49/19 is 69 gi*. It is perfect. Fact.

*i cant be arsed working this out. it may infact be something completely different. if it is, it is still perfect**.

**fact.

i ride a gross gearing.

i ride a gross gearing.

do you mean groß?

Actually there is an increasing body of research which supports the view that rather then force a high cadance you should find your natural pedalling speed and gear up to the point you feel comfortable.
I toodle along at 85 ish revs per minute no matter what gear I use so I have settled on 48:16 as comfortable to me.
I think it really is down to what you are happy with.

Toodle pip

Pah. I can skid on ANY ratio.

Here's one I skidded yesterday, in the dry!

i ride a gross gearing.

do you mean groß?

nah, think man, think!

Actually there is an increasing body of research which supports the view that rather then force a high cadance you should find your natural pedalling speed and gear up to the point you feel comfortable.
I toodle along at 85 ish revs per minute no matter what gear I use so I have settled on 48:16 as comfortable to me.
I think it really is down to what you are happy with.

Toodle pip
Higher cadence is better for long rides, it's a well known fact. You're using more of your muscles, moderate stress on quad and moderate stress on calf rather than high stress on calf and low stress on quad. Whilst this is slightly less efficient in terms of calories burnt to power output, you will find that it is beneficial because there is lactic acid buildup because you are not overstressing either set of muscles.

That said, 85 RPM is a very good cadence. Anywhere between 80 and 100 is in the right range. 85 RPM x 70 gear inches is MUCH better than 70 RPM x 85 gear inches. By all means go for higher gear inches if you can keep your cadence in the right range.

I just couldn't get a high enough gear so I now run at 80mph whilst carrying my bike. When I want to stop, I use the bike as an anchor. YMMV

87 inches will be difficult to skid and not very responsive in stop/start traffic, unless you have legs like Godzilla and carbon fibre knees.

i endorse ~70 inches.

"legs like Godzilla"

still pissing myself at that, 4 hours after first reading it, just imagine if you were riding along and a dude went past at full speed who had legs actually like godzilla---woah scary

"legs like Godzilla"

still pissing myself at that, 4 hours after first reading it, just imagine if you were riding along and a dude went past at full speed who had legs actually like godzilla---woah scary

and tiny little arms? (like godzilla)

yeah--could use narrow hipster bars better......heeeeeeee

and tiny little arms? (like godzilla)

Godzilla != T-Rex

@ Dylan - No mistake my friend. As I say there is some weight behind those pedals!

fuck! that's insane. no way can he skid

Higher cadence is better for long rides, it's a well known fact. You're using more of your muscles, moderate stress on quad and moderate stress on calf rather than high stress on calf and low stress on quad.

Got any good links on this, genuinely interested but not heard this before.

I used to prefer gearing up for century rides on fixed (low 80s rather than high 60s).

• less revolutions
  
• less weight on rear (mine)
  
• easier to stand for a bit here and there
  
• less likely to bonk
  
  

In the end, it depends what average speed you're anticipating, and whether you're determined to ride up the steepest climb on the proposed route; and if you have specific training goals, these tend to override everything.

Got any good links on this, genuinely interested but not heard this before.

horses for courses.
jan ulrich and lance armstrong being a brilliant example.