what are you running for gear ratio?
05-23-08, 07:20 AM
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48-18 fixed and 48-19 ss. I never had ridden ss until this week and it's fun.
05-23-08, 09:13 AM
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my commuter is 45x18
my track bike that is not ridden on the track but still not a tarck is a very comfy 46x16
my track bike that is not ridden on the track but still not a tarck is a very comfy 46x16
05-23-08, 11:00 AM
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42:15. Gets me up a couple of hills during my commute and I'm able to keep a decent speed on the flats.
05-23-08, 12:15 PM
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I have to say, as someone who's been around this forum for a while now, I'm seeing a lot more diversity in what people run these days here. I swear, it used to be everybody ran 48/17 give or take, and any deviation from that got attacked by the fixed gear forum keepers of the gate.
Nice to see some growth and progress around here.
Nice to see some growth and progress around here.
05-23-08, 01:20 PM
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18x12
48x16
42x17
Mod Trials, Track, Commuter.
48x16
42x17
Mod Trials, Track, Commuter.
05-23-08, 01:48 PM
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48:15 for flat to rolling to moderate long or shorter steep hills
48:17 for local hill climb ~1/mo.
48:17 for local hill climb ~1/mo.
05-23-08, 02:15 PM
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Running a fixed/fixed hub. 46 x 17 for commuting and 46 x 18 for trails.
05-23-08, 02:55 PM
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48:16, but my commute is moderately hilly, so i'm looking to drop some gear inches. my housemate swears by his 52:20 setup, which i've been thinking about switching to. however, i've got a fuji track with non-stock pretty much everything besides the crankset, which i'm fairly sure are 165mm, and on steep descends it becomes very apparent that the crank arms are too short, so i'm not sure i want to be spinning _more_ than i currently am. i don't really feel like getting a cheap crankset, but i've gotten the bike to where i don't really want to blow much more money on parts..decent cranks alone are probably worth more than the frame. should i suck it up and get nicer, larger cranks, buy mediocre, longer cranks, or just deal with it while spinning faster?
05-23-08, 02:59 PM
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43 x 15 fixed (75 g.i.). I have a 17t freewheel on the other side, but I can't remember the last time I flipped the wheel.
05-23-08, 04:39 PM
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42x15 when I'm carrying air conditioners
42x14 when I want to tear up those Philly Phlats
300x13 when I want to break land speed records
42x14 when I want to tear up those Philly Phlats
300x13 when I want to break land speed records
05-23-08, 06:33 PM
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I'm running 42x16 with 700x37c tires, which is 71 gear inches.
Planning to move to 49x17, which will be about 77 gear inches IIRC.
I like teh spinz
Steve
Planning to move to 49x17, which will be about 77 gear inches IIRC.
I like teh spinz
Steve
