aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,574
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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Torque is torque, and you can increase the torque you generate by lowering the ratio or by increasing the weight. You can also do it by pedaling harder.
I'm willing to risk an AW hub by putting on a monstrously large cog. I'm glad to know of all these sources. I might renovate my new Rudge that way. 26T, wow. I doubt I'll need a gear that low, though.