What's your favourite gear ratio?

Similar sort of average rpm as I can manage on 53/14. Always interested as there are people doing all kinds of cadence on fixed, so just knowing what gear they are on is no guide to how fast they'll be going.

For ten miles, I like to average 87rpm. I've done loads of testing, and it seems that i produce the best power at 87-88rpm.

In road races, I can spin really nicely. I can hold 140rpm for 30 minutes on a smaller gear, but for high power output, it seems 87rpm is best, so I select the gear based on what time i want to achieve, knowing 87rpm is my optimum cadence.

I want a 19 next year, so I'll have to up the gear again. If I'm really flying, in the sort of form you only get once or twice a year, I might see 90rpm. But 87rpm is king !