Does riding a bike at high gear will consume more fuel?

It really depends on numerous factors that most don't take into account. Some of these factors are the current speed, as well as the current grade, is it positive or negative? If I cruise around in 6th gear doing 45 or 50 I'll be getting good mileage. read more

Riding a bike at high speeds will consume more fuel, but riding at the same speed in a higher gear may actually reduce your fuel consumption, and it’s better for the engine anyway. That’s the whole point of higher gears. read more

Continuing with the car example, using too low a gear at high speed would result in high fuel consumption. The same is true of your body pedalling a bike. So, quite simply, more gears means more scope to find your preferred pedalling speed. read more