Old 01-15-09, 04:54 AM
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EvilV
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Unless the gearing on the pulleys has been altered (it may have been, I don't know) the bike will have a higher gearing with an 18 inch wheel.

I find my 56 inch geared knock off pretty good starting off, climbing mild hills, and on the flat it's a breeze, but it runs out of steam really quickly on the slightest downhill, and my legs become a blur at about 13 - 14 mph.

If mine had 18 inch wheels with the same cogs, I'd be straining badly on some of the routes I use, and probably having to dismount.

If two gears could be arranged more cost effectively than the schlumph drive, it would be really good to have it set up for say 50 inches and 65 or maybe 70. The strida wouldn't be a bike I'd like to be doing 25 or 30 on for sure, but I'd feel less daft going downhill at 18mph rather than 12 or 13 with my legs spinning.
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