Originally Posted by
Nightshade
When you figure hub ratios you can also use the numbers from a 32 &/or 23 tooth front chain ring to lower the overall drive ratio. I run a 32T ring on my bike and trike to get very useful ranges in town. The standard 52T ring is just TO MUCH to pull!!
I'm currently factoring my numbers based on having a 28T on a Metropolis Patterson crank, and I'm not sure that it (the crank) can go lower.