Thread: Gear inches and commuting questions
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Old 02-17-09 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by NEXUS
I noticed that most SS bikes are geared around 60-65 inches. Isn't that way too low?
In most cases, probably.

On my FG, I have a 42x15, which is 75 inches. That's pretty normal I think.

On the geared bike I'm almost always between 61 and 92 inches. I'm not sure I've ever even been in the highest gear I've got, and I know I've never been in the granny gear.
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