Originally Posted by
trailangel
IMHO you are better off looking at gear inches than ratios.
There are not any sweet gears.
This will do gear inches but it's fairly trivial, I wanted to share something clever.
Edit - sigh - replace all smileys with colon D.
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[TD]Tire size 700c x 32mm
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[TD]rim mm
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[TD]622
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[TD]630 (27), 622 (700c), 559 (26 & fat)
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[TD]tire mm
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[TD]32
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[TD]25 (1), 28 (1.125), 32 (1.25), 38 (1.5), 41, 45 (1.75), 51 (2), 54(2.125), 76 (3), 96.5 (3.8), 122 (4.8)
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[TD]tire dia
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[TD]=(B2+2*B3)/25.4
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[TD]top
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[TD]bottom
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[TD]ring steps
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[TD]=LN(F8)/LN(D25)
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[TD]=LN(G8)/LN(D25)
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[TD]ratio of rings
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[TD]=E10/F10
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[TD]=F10/G10
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[TD]2-step ratio
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[TD]1-step ratio
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[TD]gear
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[TD]3rd
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[TD]2nd
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[TD]1st
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[TD]road triple
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[TD]52
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[TD]39
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[TD]30
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[TD]8x11 to 30
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[TD]11
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[TD]no gear
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[TD]=IF($D12="no gear", "no gear",IF(E$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D12*E$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D12="no gear", "no gear",IF(F$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D12*F$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D12="no gear", "no gear",IF(G$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D12*G$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF(D12="no gear","",D14/D12)
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[TD]=IF(D12="no gear","",D13/D12)
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[TD]10
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[TD]no gear
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[TD]=IF($D13="no gear", "no gear",IF(E$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D13*E$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D13="no gear", "no gear",IF(F$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D13*F$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D13="no gear", "no gear",IF(G$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D13*G$10*$B$4))
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[TD]high
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[TD]=MAX(E11:G22)
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[TD]=IF(D13="no gear","",D15/D13)
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[TD]=IF(D13="no gear","",D14/D13)
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[TD]9
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[TD]no gear
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[TD]=IF($D14="no gear", "no gear",IF(E$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D14*E$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D14="no gear", "no gear",IF(F$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D14*F$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D14="no gear", "no gear",IF(G$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D14*G$10*$B$4))
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[TD]low
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[TD]=MIN(E11:G22)
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[TD]=IF(D14="no gear","",D16/D14)
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[TD]=IF(D14="no gear","",D15/D14)
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[TD]8
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[TD]11
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[TD]=IF($D15="no gear", "no gear",IF(E$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D15*E$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D15="no gear", "no gear",IF(F$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D15*F$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D15="no gear", "no gear",IF(G$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D15*G$10*$B$4))
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[TD]overall ratio
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[TD]=I13/I14
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[TD]=IF(D15="no gear","",D17/D15)
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[TD]=IF(D15="no gear","",D16/D15)
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[TD]7
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[TD]13
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[TD]=IF($D16="no gear", "no gear",IF(E$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D16*E$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D16="no gear", "no gear",IF(F$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D16*F$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D16="no gear", "no gear",IF(G$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D16*G$10*$B$4))
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[TD]chain wrap
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[TD]=MAX(E10:G10)-MIN(E10:G10)+MAX(D12

22)-MIN(D12

22)
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[TD]=IF(D16="no gear","",D18/D16)
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[TD]=IF(D16="no gear","",D17/D16)
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[TD]6
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[TD]15
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[TD]=IF($D17="no gear", "no gear",IF(E$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D17*E$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D17="no gear", "no gear",IF(F$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D17*F$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D17="no gear", "no gear",IF(G$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D17*G$10*$B$4))
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[TD]RD max cog
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[TD]=MAX(D12

22)
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[TD]=IF(D17="no gear","",D19/D17)
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[TD]=IF(D17="no gear","",D18/D17)
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[TD]5
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[TD]17
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[TD]=IF($D18="no gear", "no gear",IF(E$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D18*E$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D18="no gear", "no gear",IF(F$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D18*F$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D18="no gear", "no gear",IF(G$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D18*G$10*$B$4))
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[TD]FD diff
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[TD]=MAX(E10:G10)-MIN(E10:G10)
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[TD]=IF(D18="no gear","",D20/D18)
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[TD]=IF(D18="no gear","",D19/D18)
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[TD]4
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[TD]20
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[TD]=IF($D19="no gear", "no gear",IF(E$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D19*E$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D19="no gear", "no gear",IF(F$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D19*F$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D19="no gear", "no gear",IF(G$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D19*G$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF(D19="no gear","",D21/D19)
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[TD]=IF(D19="no gear","",D20/D19)
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[TD]3
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[TD]23
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[TD]=IF($D20="no gear", "no gear",IF(E$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D20*E$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D20="no gear", "no gear",IF(F$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D20*F$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D20="no gear", "no gear",IF(G$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D20*G$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF(D20="no gear","",D22/D20)
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[TD]=IF(D20="no gear","",D21/D20)
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[TD]2
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[TD]26
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[TD]=IF($D21="no gear", "no gear",IF(E$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D21*E$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D21="no gear", "no gear",IF(F$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D21*F$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D21="no gear", "no gear",IF(G$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D21*G$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF(D21="no gear","",D22/D21)
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[TD]1
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[TD]30
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[TD]=IF($D22="no gear", "no gear",IF(E$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D22*E$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D22="no gear", "no gear",IF(F$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D22*F$10*$B$4))
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[TD]=IF($D22="no gear", "no gear",IF(G$10="no gear", "no gear",1/$D22*G$10*$B$4))
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[TD]cog ratio
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[TD]=D22/MIN(D12

21)
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[TD]# gears
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[TD]=COUNT(B13:B22)+1
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[TD]one step
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[TD]=(MAX(D12

22)/MIN(D12

22))^(1/(D24-1))
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[TD]half step
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[TD]=SQRT(D25)
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[TD]1.5 step
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[TD]=D26^3
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[TD]2 step
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[TD]=D25^2
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[TD]3 step
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[TD]=D27^2
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