Originally Posted by Olden Crow
Can someone tell me what the 3 gear inches were on a typical British three speed touring bike of the 1940s to 1960s? I'm interested in a rough ballpark figure for all three gears. Thnaks! ..
The gear inches for a 3 speed are calculted just like any other bike, cr/cog X 27. Thats the gearing for 2nd gear. 1st is 25% less, 3rd is 33% more than second.
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