What is your lowest gear and how low is too low. Are new bikes geared too high?

[Sharky]

I love the fact that since the 1970's we've been going metric inch by inch

We've been going metric since 1849, when the Florin was introduced - 1/10th of a pound.

 

[freiston]

We've been going metric since 1849, when the Florin was introduced - 1/10th of a pound.

I see what you did there