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Old 11-02-12 | 08:43 AM
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Bikes: 1961 Ideor, 1966 Perfekt 3 Speed AB Hub, 1994 Bridgestone MB-6, 2006 Airnimal Joey, 2009 Thorn Sherpa, 2013 Thorn Nomad MkII, 2015 VO Pass Hunter, 2017 Lynskey Backroad, 2017 Raleigh Gran Prix, 1980s Bianchi Mixte on a trainer. Others are now gone.

A lot of people suggest mountain bike gearing with a crank of something like 44/32/22 and a 11/32 cassette. That would result in a highest gear that is 5.82 times as big as the lowest gear.

I am running a 52/42/24 front with 11/32 cassette, that gives me a high gear that is 6.30 times higher than the lowest gear.

Some people are sold on Rohloff hubs for touring. (I have never seen one.) They have a high gear that is something like 5.26 times greater than the lowest gear.

If you wanted to tour on a 1 X 10, your highest gear would probably be no more than roughly 3 times as big as your lowest gear. I would not be happy with such gearing. If you had a compact double, that would at least increase your range to roughly 4.2 but if it was me I would want a triple in the mountains.

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