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Old 11-15-12, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by hockeyteeth
Somewhere around 52 gear inches is just fine. I ran a 32x18 29er in Tsali, NC and few places in Pittsburgh with minimal suffering. One of the regulars at our shop even races Leadville with his 32x18 29er.

http://surlybikes.com/info_hole/spew...ed_gearing_101
I found the same ratio (32x18x29) to be the most useful for trails around the Pacific Northwest. I'm not any kind of mountain bike expert but it seemed to meet my needs. Every now and then I could have used a lower ratio but I'd say 85% of the time it was just right. I switched to a 15t cog in the back for bad weather commuting and it's now way too high for the same kind of trails.
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