Originally Posted by
Absenth
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.
That's how I heard of Bikeforums.net originally. I like the stripped-down pages linked to Google, too.
But sometimes it is hard to find something within a certain page. I would like to be able to search for posts about commuting only, for example. Anyway...
Originally Posted by
Absenth
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
Do you use all those gears on your commute, or do you tend to use just a couple of cogs and the middle chainring? I'm wondering what sort of gain ratios are actually useful, and which are only used in extra-ordinary conditions. JanMM (above), for example, said he only used a couple, though I'm not sure the exact gears he was referring to.
I only use two gears right now, but I only have a 3-speed. ;-) I'm considered getting a large rear cog to make the higher speed more useful. But the 8-speed nexus will be a nice upgrade.