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Old 11-24-20, 12:16 PM
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unterhausen
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It really depends on the rider.

The two bikes I ride on brevets have 34f/36r and 28f/32r low gears. I rode 34f/32r on PBP and was missing the 34/36 gear a couple of times. But I'm using a 10 speed system on those bikes so I have plenty of gears, not the case with a 5/6 speed freewheel.

My rationale for having low gears like that is that suffering over a steep hill causes problems that don't happen with lower gears. Lower gears mean you don't have to eat quite as much.
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