interesting gear, not many people in the elite level use that kind of gear, they edge more toward to the 98 - 100 even higher, depending on the rider style. i myself use 96 and rode this gear all season for the kilo and rode a 1.03.9 at youth olympics earlier in the year. i will be going bigger by the time junior worlds comes around though. the smaller gears arent as popular as have been in previous years people like chris hoy riding over 100 in the sprints. i read an article where he said he rode 98 for the kilo so interesting bit of info there