Good all-around gear inch for winter riding?
I am considering building up a fixed gear mountain bike or cruiser for use as a winter beater bike, and I was curious what is a good gear inch to use in the snow? I run a 72.3 on my fixed gear road bike, which is pretty much perfect on anything.
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Originally Posted by Oil_LOL
(Post 13232588)
I run a 72.3 on my fixed gear road bike, which is pretty much perfect on anything.
I started riding in the 72 gear inch range. My legs got quicker with practice. Now I'm at 68 GI and like that even more. |
I was wondering pretty much how much extra I should give myself to get through snow and stuff
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For winter riding, I prefer to go very low and spin more. Last winter I was running 38x18 on my SS/FG mountain bike with 700x38 studded tires. I live in the suburbs and the snow can get heavy at times. It really depends on how much snow there is. Right now I am running 44x17, but as soon as it gets colder and snow starts falling I am gona change my front chainring to something smaller. For winter riding I like to run something around 58-61 gear inches. My experience has been that in winter time, it is better to spin lower gears then mash higher gears. Yes it means a much slower ride... but I have never been late for work.
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