What gear to be in?

[Scoosh]

@Soup890 - are you talking about when commuting (as this is the Commuting section ... ) ?

 

[Beebo]

It is best to ride to a cadence, not a speed.
So find a cadence that you are comfortable with, and select the gears that match this.
FWIW, I like to be cruising at about 90rpm.

 

[Arjimlad]

I seem to spend most time in gear 4 or 5 at the back (out of 9) and the bigger ring at the front (compact). I don't drop below 4 when using the bigger chainring to avoid straining the chain.

I will push it into 6-8 for riding on the flat/downhill, and drop to the smaller chainring for stiffer climbs.

Bimbling along..

 

[donnydave]

looking at the cassette and chainrings I just replaced, I spend 90% of my time on the big ring (50) and somewhere in the middle on the rear (12-25) so probably on the 15 sprocket on the rear. My journey is entirely flat, I'd estimate my average over the whole year is around 17.5ish but occasionally I can average 20 over 12.5 miles, but I do no other cycling apart from commuting, never any longer distances

 

[fimm]

All of them - isn't that the point?

 

[screenman]

56x11 all the time, I have two magnets on my wheels for even greater speed.

 

[screenman]

In reality the gear that my legs like the best for the effort I want to put in. My cadence used to be 90 it now seems as I get older it is more around the 82 to 85 mark.

 

[vickster]

Whichever one feels right for the gradient of the road rarely use the small ring