Jeisenbe, I agree. vBulletin search kind of stinks in general. However this forum, like many others has exceptional search engine optimization. It's amazing how often I'll be searching Google for something bike related, and will find a link to BikeForums.net.

Knowing this, you can use Google to search BikeForums.net specifically for anything you're interested in. Example search string looks like:

site:bikeforums.net Commuter Gearing

which specifically checks this site, for posts that relate to: Commuter Gearing

This ends the Absenth Public Service Announcement


As for gearing, I purchased a Surly LHT, which has a pretty crazy range. (48-36-26) (11-34) giving me a range of 20.8 --> 118.6 gear inches or a gain ratio of 1.6 - 8.9