Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - gear ratio to trick on?

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dooodstevenn
10-11-09, 04:39 PM
im riding on 48/17 right now, and im pretty comfortable with that for just riding, i want a lower gear ratio to trick on and stuff, just so its easier, what cog do you think i could go to to make things easier, like to pop the front wheel up and etc. since i have a fixed/fixed hub

hairnet
10-11-09, 04:41 PM
1:1
tall&lanky
10-11-09, 04:48 PM
tricktrack.org

go to those forums, people here will just give you crap for having fun on your bike.

but from what I've gathered people ride a really wide variety of ratios for tricks. I ride 46x17 and it's really nice. some dudes ride really low ones, Keo rides a really high one.

toosense
10-11-09, 05:07 PM
i just switched up my gearing to 44:17 and can wheelie forever now it seems. keo spins are also extremely easy to initiate now too,havent got the who spinning concept to those yet. but for reference i was riding 44:15 before
martinus
10-11-09, 06:24 PM
Go to lbs buy some diferent size chainrings and cogs, exzperiment, sell the rest on e-bay ...
PluperfectArson
10-11-09, 07:06 PM
53x13

The best ratio.