An old engineer once told me,

by Paul , Monday, February 09, 2015, 05:12 (3580 days ago) @ Hoot

Thanks, Hoot.

In other words, the higher torque will tend to pull better over the Andean roads I'm riding. Correct? I'm not worried about quick or fast (0-80 kph or 120 kph cruising speeds), looking more for pulling power on the upward stretch of my rides.

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An OT question for the gear heads 'round here... - Paul, 2015-02-08, 21:29
- An old engineer once told me, - Hoot, 2015-02-09, 05:08
  - An old engineer once told me, - Paul, 2015-02-09, 05:12
    - Yep, torque is "pull". - Hoot, 2015-02-09, 05:56
      - Don't forget..... - Byron, 2015-02-09, 06:03
        
        Don't forget..... - Mark, 2015-02-09, 06:39
- In my limited experience, I'd always pick torque. - Slow Hand, 2015-02-09, 08:18
- An OT question for the gear heads 'round here... - Jared, 2015-02-09, 09:05
  - Thanks, everyone. - Paul, 2015-02-09, 10:14
- I've been riding since 1971 or thereabouts...... - Otony, 2015-02-09, 11:10
  - Buzzy riding... - Paul, 2015-02-09, 12:08
- More torque is better - mcassill, 2015-02-09, 15:53
  - Be careful of invitations... ;-) - Paul, 2015-02-09, 17:39
    - Be careful of invitations... ;-) - Slow Hand, 2015-02-09, 18:31
      - Projects - create allergic reactions in some folks... - Paul, 2015-02-09, 19:06
    - No, sadly we've sold the Shadow and the CB750f - mcassill, 2015-02-09, 19:41
    - Paul, if Iowa is on the potential agenda... - Hoot, 2015-02-09, 20:05
      - Paul, if Iowa is on the potential agenda... - Paul, 2015-02-09, 20:12
        
        Minnesota's even easier! - Hoot, 2015-02-09, 20:21
- "torque" generally implies flexibility - bj, 2015-02-09, 21:24

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