Comments by "TotalRookie_LV" (@TotalRookie_LV) on "When To Shift Gears For The Best Fuel Economy" video.

  1. IMO a bicycle gives a pretty good idea how that balance between "load" and "RPM" works: - a gear too low - you turn pedals almost effortlessly, but you got to turn them really really fast to reach some speed (low load, high RPM); - a gear too high - cycling becomes really hard, one can actually break a chain doing this - on a car that would be a clutch and the rest of drive-train, or engine will just stall, or YOU can stall. XD - give up, since you are the engine of the bike. That's high load and low RPM; - finally, start in first gear and quickly move up all gears as you accelerate - takes effort, but feels good, that's a good balance of load and RPM.
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