Limba
12-15-03, 06:10 PM
Is it divide the chainring by the cog then multiply by 27?
General Cycling Discussion - Determining gear ratio?What's the formula?
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Stubacca
12-15-03, 06:35 PM
Is it divide the chainring by the cog then multiply by 27?
Sort of.
Gear Inches = (Chain Ring / Free Wheel) * Wheel Diameter (including tire) in inches
Sort of.
Gear Inches = (Chain Ring / Free Wheel) * Wheel Diameter (including tire) in inches
fastedddie
12-15-03, 08:50 PM
Try this:
http://www.panix.com/~jbarrm/cycal/cycal.30f.html
http://www.panix.com/~jbarrm/cycal/cycal.30f.html
Don Cook
12-16-03, 12:36 PM
Is it divide the chainring by the cog then multiply by 27?
The gear ratio, is literally the number of teeth on one gear arithmetically compared to the number of teeth on a different gear. The most common method of making the comparison is to divide one of the "teeth" numbers by the other.
Usually, the larger number of teeth on a chain ring is divided by the smaller number of teeth on the rear cog. Thus, you might say for a ratio of 2.34, that for every one tooth on the rear cog there are 2.34 teeth on the chain ring. Though in mathematics, you could divide the smaller by the larger and still be correct. The "gear inch" method isn't the gear ratio. But it's still a pretty neat way of showing the relationship between the gears of both the chainring, the rear cog, and the wheel size. There's another one that Sheldon Brown likes where you introduce the length of the crank arm and arithmetically compensate for its affect.
The gear ratio, is literally the number of teeth on one gear arithmetically compared to the number of teeth on a different gear. The most common method of making the comparison is to divide one of the "teeth" numbers by the other.
Usually, the larger number of teeth on a chain ring is divided by the smaller number of teeth on the rear cog. Thus, you might say for a ratio of 2.34, that for every one tooth on the rear cog there are 2.34 teeth on the chain ring. Though in mathematics, you could divide the smaller by the larger and still be correct. The "gear inch" method isn't the gear ratio. But it's still a pretty neat way of showing the relationship between the gears of both the chainring, the rear cog, and the wheel size. There's another one that Sheldon Brown likes where you introduce the length of the crank arm and arithmetically compensate for its affect.
DieselDan
12-16-03, 07:59 PM
Sort of.
Gear Inches = (Chain Ring / Free Wheel) * Wheel Diameter (including tire) in inches
multiply by pi and you'll find out how far you traval with each pedal rotation in inches.
Gear Inches = (Chain Ring / Free Wheel) * Wheel Diameter (including tire) in inches
multiply by pi and you'll find out how far you traval with each pedal rotation in inches.