Originally Posted by bikeskatethrash
I'm looking for a decent amount of change, i want better standstill acceleration, and i want to go easy on my knees on the hills. Also, i can only go down maybe 1 tooth on my chainring(its144 bcd). I'm thinking maybe a 18? Oh yeah, no brakes.
you should just buy some cheap cogs that are stamped, not cnc machined. then you can find out what you want with out spending a bunch. i think you'll be surprised how much one cog tooth will change.