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04-04-11 | 03:09 PM

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Squirrelli

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Originally Posted by Gao Jian

I was looking on Rabbit cycle calculator as was thinking that a gear ratio of 5.4 (roughly 75 inches) would be a happy medium.

I'm sure you mean GAIN ratio and not gear, gear ratio of 5.4 is like 60/11.

I'd change the chainring, for one it will have more teeth to share the load, second smaller cogs wear faster and lastly, I think larger-looking drivetrain looks better.

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