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Originally Posted by jkv45
Thanks Danno - I figured you would have some insight.
But...all that data still has me confused - who is right?
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I think the question has become a little muddled - all of the guidance people are sharing here is generally correct. If the question is the simplest form of "If you compare bikes of the same power, will the bike with lower gearing
always accelerate faster?" the answer is no. It very well may, and in most real world cases with a small difference in gearing, it might even be probable, but it's not an iron-clad rule for the reasons that have been laid out here. The bike with optimal gearing to allow the most effective power to the rear wheel throughout the entire acceleration run will accelerate the quickest. If geared too low or too high - optimized gearing on the bike next to it will triumph.