Originally Posted by power2weight
Power available never changes. You agreed upon that initially, and now are disputing it.
Did it occour to you that if you drop a gear, you gain mechanical advantage, and your torque increases?
i never said power never changes. i said power is the limiting factor. big difference. at different rpms there is different available power. different gears = different rpm = different power.
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Shawn
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The answer to your question is sqrt(pi)