Originally Posted by Dahon.Steve
>>>>And the two folders offer the best protection against theft than any bike I had before. And I still ride the same hilly area that I covered with the road bikes with ease with the three speeds. I just carefully plan the chain-ring/cog ratio far more carefully at purchase for the terrain I use the bike on.<<<<
What combination of chain-ring/cog ratio do you use? If you drop to a 49 Direct drive (2nd gear), 1st gear will only take you to 36 or inches (or somewhere around there) which I consider high for hills. Just curious.
Similar yet a bit different for each bike. For the Dahon, I have a 14t cog and a 44t chainring, For the Brompton, it is 13t cog and 46 chainring, and my old Phillips, a standard cog for that day (I am not too sure what it is exactly except that it works for me. I am not a very powerful rider, but I don't have any problem with the Dahon, I am thinking in the future to replace the Brompton rear cog to a 16t or even 18t and leave everything else alone.