Originally Posted by
woodcraft
Maybe they're telling you that so they can drop you on the hills.
Originally Posted by
indyfabz
Beat me too it. The OP seems to have a hard time figuring things out on his own. Makes him easy to mess with.
Yup. I was taught that if you rode smaller gears than someone, they wouldn't have the legs when crunch time came. This isn't entirely true. Each person has a range that works for them. And there's ability. I could have out-spun John Howard all day and still, crunch time and he's gone!