Originally Posted by
jussik
No but OP is right, 48x16 is stupid gearing. It's probably too heavy for riding in a city for a beginners (yes, who else would buy their bikes from BD anyway...), plus the lack of skid patches.
your in the same stupid boat as the OP.
how can a bike company cater to what everyone wants. so should companies start offering stock ratios at 44/19 for those skids? or should they assume that you are a track racer and offer the 52/14 ratio?
this comment + the one about kilo TTs not being at the 'drome....