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@sheathy
I'm not even going to touch on the whole putting your life in jeopardy thing, but I ride 52/16 and really it's too high for general riding around but I ride with brakes and toe clips and straps. I would suggest a similar approach if you are thinking of going to a ratio anywhere near that.