IGH gear ratio help.
#1
IGH gear ratio help.
I am considering getting this bike:
https://bikesdirect.com/products/mercier/kilott_wt5.htm
I am trying to figure out what the gearing will be like so I visited Sheldon Browns site and used the gear calculator ( I read that a 18 tooth cog is also included with the bike so I am basing this with a 48t chainring, 18t cog and of course the SA s-rf5 IGH ) and came up with these numbers in gear inches:
115.2
96.0
72.0
54.0
45.0
I then assumed that I could simply use the calculator to calculate the gearing on my current bike wich happens to have the same size large chainring, 48t, so I punched in the numbers using 11-32 for my rear cogs thinking that I could then compare the two results and come up with the theoretical cog sizes of the internally geared hub.....But I am stupid and need help.
The numbers are in gear inches:
117.8
108.0
92.6
81.0
72.0
61.7
54.0
46.3
40.5
The best I can come up with is that the internal hub will have the "feel" of:
48/32 'ish
48/14 'ish
48/18
48/24
48/28 'ish
Does this seem about right?
https://bikesdirect.com/products/mercier/kilott_wt5.htm
I am trying to figure out what the gearing will be like so I visited Sheldon Browns site and used the gear calculator ( I read that a 18 tooth cog is also included with the bike so I am basing this with a 48t chainring, 18t cog and of course the SA s-rf5 IGH ) and came up with these numbers in gear inches:
115.2
96.0
72.0
54.0
45.0
I then assumed that I could simply use the calculator to calculate the gearing on my current bike wich happens to have the same size large chainring, 48t, so I punched in the numbers using 11-32 for my rear cogs thinking that I could then compare the two results and come up with the theoretical cog sizes of the internally geared hub.....But I am stupid and need help.
The numbers are in gear inches:
117.8
108.0
92.6
81.0
72.0
61.7
54.0
46.3
40.5
The best I can come up with is that the internal hub will have the "feel" of:
48/32 'ish
48/14 'ish
48/18
48/24
48/28 'ish
Does this seem about right?
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if you used, say, the gear inch calculation , how you arrive at the number, say 61, doesn't matter whether its from
spinning a small wheel more often , or a 61" wheel once. as far as the pedal rotations for the distance traveled.
spinning a small wheel more often , or a 61" wheel once. as far as the pedal rotations for the distance traveled.
#3
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From: Reno, NV
Bikes: Civia Hyland Rohloff, Swobo Dixon, Colnago, Univega
I am considering getting this bike:
https://bikesdirect.com/products/mercier/kilott_wt5.htm
I am trying to figure out what the gearing will be like so I visited Sheldon Browns site and used the gear calculator ( I read that a 18 tooth cog is also included with the bike so I am basing this with a 48t chainring, 18t cog and of course the SA s-rf5 IGH ) and came up with these numbers in gear inches:
115.2
96.0
72.0
54.0
45.0
I then assumed that I could simply use the calculator to calculate the gearing on my current bike wich happens to have the same size large chainring, 48t, so I punched in the numbers using 11-32 for my rear cogs thinking that I could then compare the two results and come up with the theoretical cog sizes of the internally geared hub.....But I am stupid and need help.
The numbers are in gear inches:
117.8
108.0
92.6
81.0
72.0
61.7
54.0
46.3
40.5
The best I can come up with is that the internal hub will have the "feel" of:
48/11 'ish MY Correction
48/14 'ish
48/18
48/24
48/28 'ish
Does this seem about right?
https://bikesdirect.com/products/mercier/kilott_wt5.htm
I am trying to figure out what the gearing will be like so I visited Sheldon Browns site and used the gear calculator ( I read that a 18 tooth cog is also included with the bike so I am basing this with a 48t chainring, 18t cog and of course the SA s-rf5 IGH ) and came up with these numbers in gear inches:
115.2
96.0
72.0
54.0
45.0
I then assumed that I could simply use the calculator to calculate the gearing on my current bike wich happens to have the same size large chainring, 48t, so I punched in the numbers using 11-32 for my rear cogs thinking that I could then compare the two results and come up with the theoretical cog sizes of the internally geared hub.....But I am stupid and need help.
The numbers are in gear inches:
117.8
108.0
92.6
81.0
72.0
61.7
54.0
46.3
40.5
The best I can come up with is that the internal hub will have the "feel" of:
48/11 'ish MY Correction
48/14 'ish
48/18
48/24
48/28 'ish
Does this seem about right?
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Gear Hubs Owned: Rohloff disc brake, SRAM iM9 disc brake, SRAM P5 freewheel, Sachs Torpedo 3 speed freewheel, NuVinci CVT, Shimano Alfine SG S-501, Sturmey Archer S5-2 Alloy. Other: 83 Colnago Super Record, Univega Via De Oro
Visit and join the Yahoo Geared Hub Bikes group for support and links.
https://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/
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