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Old 10-19-11 | 11:11 AM
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DrewShannon
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From: Santa Monica, CA

Bikes: 2012 Mercier Kilo TT (black)

Originally Posted by Jaytron
Gearing: If you're typically riding flat, 70~75gi seems fine. Somebody else can chime in here.

I run 48/17 which is about 74gi myself. It's pretty good for flat San Jose, CA but it also works when I bring it to places like San Francisco.
When I first got my Kilo TT, I was running 48/16 (approximately 81 gear inches), which was mostly fine here in NYC, but could get a bit annoying sometimes since I wasn't spinning very fast.

Here's a good diagram about gear ratios. http://wheelgirl.typepad.com/.shared...dspotchart.jpg
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