Originally Posted by
autoteacher
I have a bike!
Now I need a link to information on how to determine the size gears I want. I am thinking of looking at a 48 tooth crank set. Is that a good start?
Keep in mind that I will be starting VERY slowly. Like in a large parking lot at work.
How flat is it where you live? My area is not mountainous, but there are plenty of short sharp hills. I run a 42-16 on my fixie, which allows me to climb short hills of up to about 10%. The size of the chainset doesn't matter in itself, but if you go for a ratio approaching 3:1 or higher you'd better be plenty strong if there's any climbing involved.