Originally Posted by
jimmuller
Its crank is 47-42. I used the 47/14 (~90 inches) combination exactly twice. I certainly did not need anything higher.
Nice half-step setup! The old English 3-speeds typically had a top gear of about 88 to 90 gear-inches, and a low of about 50.
I have tried a top gear as low as 52/16 = 88, which was not quite adequate on a descent on which I had to merge with motor vehicle traffic, so I like a 93 (52/15 or 45/13) or slightly higher.
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