Originally Posted by SCARFACE
I guess the brake advice was stupid. sorry about that.
In my eyes your gear seems painfully small to be any good for fixed. I ride 40:16 for all around riding. Well, I used to anyways.
hmmm...like i said, riding 32:18 mtb now (48:16 on the pista) and it seems fine for the climbs on the trails. 40:16 sounds like a nice compromise if i am reading
for all around riding to mean dirt/road/fire roads/whatever. most cats i know are racing 32:16/17/18 on 26" and 34:20 on 29ers. and this bike would solely be for singletrack (or forest roads in the mtns when trails are wet). 40t is almost the big ring on mtb - well, closer to big ring than middle.
i keep hearing a new hub/wheel is the way to go, but i may not even like this damb thing and give it up after 3 rides.
decisions...