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could someone explain this too me. why, in the same gear and at the same speed, do "low" gears have higher rpms, and "high" gears have lower rpms?
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lower gears have small circumferences that allows them to do a complete 360
faster
while the higher gears have a bigger circumference, hence a longer rotation
bcuz the lower gears needs to rotate more to produce the same amount of power as the higher gear does
the higher gears puts out enough power so it does not need to rotate any faster
rpm = rotation per minute
im not making you sound stupid,
but look at it this way
you got the lower gears as a , small guy , really quick but no muscle
then you got the higher gears, big guy, muscular, but no speed
to push a 3600 lbs object
the smaller guy needs to work more harder than the muscular guy
i did my best to explain that, may not have the proper terms but, i think it works,
if not, oh well i gave it my best shot
hopefully it helps