Originally Posted by
Bigbus
The high gearing on my road bike is currently 52/13. My old legs won't pedal over 32MPH and my daily ride ends with a 7% grade for 1.75 miles and then a coast into home another 1/4 mile. I get aero and might hit 40 MPH but usually average about 38 MPH on the homestretch. I get winded really fast when I try spinning but I can hold a 64 RPM cadence forever. BTW-anything over 64 cadence to me is spinning. And if you're laughing now, let's see how you're doing at age 70 haha.
I am not that old, but I do understand. In my 20’s I could turn a 90 inch gear at 100rpm without effort. Now, at 58, that same gear, I can just get over 90 plus rpm.