Best all-around gearing?
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Best all-around gearing?
I'm kinda new to the single speed/fixed gear genre, but I hear it's the in thing right now. Hoping to renovate some older bikes I've got lying around to sell - not having to attach deraillers and run cables sounds great. Most of them have a standard crank up front - like 52. What would be a good gear to run in back for all around riding - some hills, mostly level in town riding?
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44 X 17
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48 x 17 in flats for me
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There is some consensus around 69 gear inches.... I guess I'm one of the "low-gear" people, I ride around 65". Use this to figure it out with your existing chainrings: sheldonbrown.com/gears.
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53x11.
53x12 if you have hills.
Unless of course you are weak! muahahahah!
53x12 if you have hills.
Unless of course you are weak! muahahahah!
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start at
70 gear inches and adjust from there. I think that's a good starting point until you find your fitness level and what works for where you ride.
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Originally Posted by E !
70 gear inches and adjust from there. I think that's a good starting point until you find your fitness level and what works for where you ride.
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44 x 16 with 700x23 on my commuter FG.
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it is sloppy... but its the first movie i cried watching. before bambi yo.
just by the by. there is an identical thread with more responses like one thread above this one.
just by the by. there is an identical thread with more responses like one thread above this one.
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Originally Posted by Erich Zann
44x14 = 3.14
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Originally Posted by recursive
53x11.
53x12 if you have hills.
Unless of course you are weak! muahahahah!
53x12 if you have hills.
Unless of course you are weak! muahahahah!
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Thanks for all the responses - I can always count on the forum for answers. Or at least good discussion!
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Originally Posted by E !
70 gear inches and adjust from there. I think that's a good starting point until you find your fitness level and what works for where you ride.
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This thread is going to have 3000 different answers, none of which will help you. That said, 49x18!!!!
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What ever lets you pedal at:
50rpm seated up the steepest long hills in your area
150rpm down those hills
and 100rpm for your cruising fast speed.
But if you are building up bikes out of scrap for resale, the best gearing is what ya got...
Al
50rpm seated up the steepest long hills in your area
150rpm down those hills
and 100rpm for your cruising fast speed.
But if you are building up bikes out of scrap for resale, the best gearing is what ya got...
Al