Fixie Newbie...Help :)
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Fixie Newbie...Help :)
Okay so i am starting to build my first fixed gear (yay!) and i have been searching the forums for a lot of my questions but am honestly still confused about some things...
i am getting:
EAI Bare Knuckle frame
Sugino 75 170mm crank with a Sugino 75 track BB
but i can't seem to understand gear ratios and am unsure of what cog and chain ring i need. i will be riding road, mostly pretty flat.
also, what headset should i be getting?
sorry...im slowly learning (and enjoying) all this stuff.
thank you!!!
i am getting:
EAI Bare Knuckle frame
Sugino 75 170mm crank with a Sugino 75 track BB
but i can't seem to understand gear ratios and am unsure of what cog and chain ring i need. i will be riding road, mostly pretty flat.
also, what headset should i be getting?
sorry...im slowly learning (and enjoying) all this stuff.
thank you!!!
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If you're riding mostly flat I'd say probably 48 x 16 somewhere in that range. Chris King makes a really good headset. Good luck!
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Ritchey makes a decent inexpensive headset, and if you want the quality of a King without the extreme spendiness, check out Cane Creek.
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Once you have monster guads and a good spin you can move up to bigger gears, but I wouldn't start much higher than this.