Post by robb on Nov 13, 2010 6:38:31 GMT -6
From what I read , Jake; Danicus says you are due for an upgear. I'm glad he agrees with us.
All kidding aside , the gears someone needs when they live on top of a mountain aren't the best gears for someone living in Kansas, unless the person in Kansas wants to be gear bound at 40-45mph. A stock scooter may not be able to use more extra gearing than the tallest tire it can run. A tweaked to the max scooter could probably use a bit more. I think Dannicus is wrong on one point though. You need to be geared to max speed at a point beyond max power. The math breaks down in the real world. Geared to max speed at max power means if you hit a larger than average hill or have more than a slight headwind you are instantly falling out of peak power and it spirals down from there. If you are geared for max at 1,000 to 2,000 rpms beyond peak power you are being forced closer to peak power when wind and hills slow you down. My $.02 from 26 years wrenching Robb
All kidding aside , the gears someone needs when they live on top of a mountain aren't the best gears for someone living in Kansas, unless the person in Kansas wants to be gear bound at 40-45mph. A stock scooter may not be able to use more extra gearing than the tallest tire it can run. A tweaked to the max scooter could probably use a bit more. I think Dannicus is wrong on one point though. You need to be geared to max speed at a point beyond max power. The math breaks down in the real world. Geared to max speed at max power means if you hit a larger than average hill or have more than a slight headwind you are instantly falling out of peak power and it spirals down from there. If you are geared for max at 1,000 to 2,000 rpms beyond peak power you are being forced closer to peak power when wind and hills slow you down. My $.02 from 26 years wrenching Robb