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I'm new to bikes in general. I just went for a casual ride today and I noticed something I don't really understand.
I have a 12-speed and I was going along on the middle gear and I was getting pretty winded. For some reason I shifted up to the tallest gear (Is that how you say that? I mean the hardest one to peddle). I kept the same speed with slower pedaling and it let me catch my breath so I just kept going like that.
Is it actually easier? I thought I'd be expending the same amount of energy either way. Maybe it's just less of a cardio workout because I'm pedaling slower.
