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Old 10-10-2017, 11:04 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Yeah I can't see how tall gearing would ever be a handicap. My experience has been that it allows for a wider spread in economy (depending on how you drive) mostly from the upper end. Unless, perhaps you mean that tall gearing hurts city driving due to having fewer reasonable gear choices at low speed, and thus tend to stay in a gear longer and run at higher RPM than necessary?
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