ooooya,
I'm of the same mind as you on this. So the 19-toother suits me.
You might find this interesting though. Last summer, a buddy of mine & I were touring in Montana. For a time we encountered a strong direct headwind. It was the middle of nowhere, so we were cruising fast. Anyway, with that 19-tooth primary in 5th gear I noticed going into that strong headwind it was difficult to acquire enough torque to maintain 100mph. Dropping to 4th gear (with the 19-toother)solved that problem. So, I concluded, 5th gear with that larger primary sprocket should be thought of as an "overdrive" gear (suitable only for specific situations).
-BT
PS - In the right environmental circumstances, I could easily peg my Speedy's speedometer with that overdrive gear.
