Quote Originally Posted by Thorn View Post
What a wonderfully, simple way to look at it...the further away from the bike, the harder the more work. Simple. Elegant. Thank you.

When I read these posts, the engineer in me knows that I can never explain it to someone. Words like gear-inch, gear ratios, etc, want to roll of the finger tips. But, PW, you have the perfect layperson's explanation.
Nope - but I'm an engineer too - so I'm just speaking your language!