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@3speed_abbots
162" (66/11*700c) is a truly ridiculous gear ratio, I'm pretty sure I couldn't pull away from a standing start (traffic lights, junctions etc) with a gear higher than 100", and even that would be a hernia-standard effort, a lightweight geared machine with an upright position would probably help but the only way of curing the problem is to chill out and not push as hard as you can, which speaking from experience is surprisingly hard to do...