In general, I entirely agree; except that I'd state it thus: one's physiology, riding habits, and bike choice lead one to become very comfortable and accustomed to certain torque and cadence combinations in given circumstances; again, +/- small differences. This is why, I think, I find anything beyond 1-t gaps in a very narrow cruising range (say, 65" to 75") so annoying, while outside of that, I really don't care -- and this might also prove the reasonableness of such old, 3-speed hub gears that gave you the equivalent of 1-tooth steps and a total range of 15%.
Funny -- I'm out of shape now, but when I am reasonably in shape, I use a relatively small range even for long hill climbs. 70" or 75" more or less for flatland cruising, but no lower than 60" or perhaps 55" on a bad day for the long Tramway climb; and often 60 and 65" instead, since I prefer to stand on the 1-mile "steep" section. On the other side, I dislike spinning up downhill, and rein it back to ~25 mph, which in a 76" gear is far lower than even 120 rpm. This dates back to my teenage years, when I had what I guess was a half-stepped Raleigh Sprite with 48/44 X 14-28. I was entirely ignorant and didn't know half step from crossover, so I kept it in the 48 all the time, since that was the "fast" ring. (Actually, it dates from my first build, everything entirely wrong, which had a single ~90" gear. I only walked the ~ 25% steepest sections. On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 11:58 AM Justin, Oakland <justinaug...@gmail.com> wrote: > I often think that there’s also a speed at which we feel comfortable. Like > Xmph feels good so we naturally settle in around there +/- a small amount. > Maybe this is cadence maybe it’s effort maybe it’s just internal > equilibrium. > > The subconscious imcan be powerful > > -J > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
