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Originally Posted by Pop N Wood
But I would think even you could figure out when you run out of gears on the top or bottom end?
That has nothing to do with knowing which gear you are in. I really don’t think while ratios while riding and I think about gearing far more than most people do. I know what the high is and the low is but I honestly don’t think “I’m riding in the 4th out of 9 gear so that means I’m riding in the 72” gear”. I don’t think anyone does that. We generally ride by “feel” because doing calculations on the fly is just too difficult.
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