Gearing Commander: Theoretical Top Speed
In table "Speed in Mph
related to Gear and RPM in
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Stock ¡Current
¤Custom
setup" and table "Top speed related to gear and front/rear
sprocket combination in at Max.RPM:" you can read your top speed in highest
gear at maximum RPM.
Bear in mind that it is very difficult to actually reach the theoretical
maximum RPM in the highest gear !
This calculation merely shows the (correct !) speed when actually running the
maximum RPM in highest gear.
It DOES NOT guarantee that
your bike can actually reach the stated maximum RPM and resulting top speed in top gear
!
The maximum RPM reached in Top gear mainly depends on available horsepower and wind resistance. The wind
resistance depends on bike speed (when your bike speed doubles, the wind
resistance increases by a factor 4 !), rider weight, rider height, wind speed,
wind direction and so on and so on...
The Max. RPM in the Gearing Commander database is the RPM when reaching the
top of the power curve (Max power @ x RPM) stated by either manufacturer (when
available), bike reviews, published Dyno-runs or other sources when available.
It is not the Red-Line or Rev-limiter RPM ! But since you can change the value of this field as
well, you can enter the RPM you think your bike is making ....
BTW: It also does not mean the calculator is off when it shows a top-speed higher then you've ever seen on the bike or the dyno...