Sort of an oddly phrased question. My preferred gear is grade dependent, wind dependent, "how hard do I feel like working" dependent.
But I'll bite. These are the gears I end up in most of the time:
Preferred gear on 0% grade: 50/17
Preferred gear on +6-7% grade: 34/21
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terrymorse
