Originally Posted by
cuzzinit
looking to get a folding bike, one of them is geared from 33 to 66.... i'm wondering how that will work for me. i read the wikipedia link and wonder if 66 isn't high enough. But i guess that can be remedied
Hi,
I'm an old duffer riding a 33 to 66 folding bike and can tell you
66 isn't enough for pounding downhill or for a big tailwind.
I also have a 40 to 100 road bike for comparison.
If your young and fit 33 to 66 will be limiting. I've done 33mph on
my folder downhill with the wind behind me, but stopped pedaling
to any useful effect around 20mph, that is a high cadence for me.
For me the gearing range is about right, assuming you don't
want to hammer it downhill or with tailwinds. 18mph is about
my consistent limit mild downhills or some tailwind on the flat.
I can go quite a bit faster on my road bike, not that it matters.
Initially for me I struggled uphill and into headwinds with the
lower gears, but I'm an old duffer, and now they are fine.
rgds, sreten.