What ratios you runnin'?
 

I recently changed the ratio on my bianchi pista from the stock 48-16 to a 48-13. Its a nice stroke on the ego to push a pretty monster gear. But then again, its reasonbly flat here in central illinois, and a "hill" is about 50 feet.

Just outta curiousity, what kinda ratios your running, forget all the fancy calcs...teeth is all i'm curious about.

Also I'm thinking about a 18t for when i go back to school in southern illinois for the hill climbing (real hills there) should I get a freewheel for decents or just unclip the eggbeaters and go it comando *i havn't had any trouble re entering my pedals and i have a frnt brake
any advice is welcome

49 x 17 ... a versatile combo

48-16. i spin my tire daily. i'm ocd like that.

Spin that sh*t on the downs. That's as much of a workout as all the rest of it. Coasting is for roadies.

Side question: You ever ride with Mike Magnuson? just curious.

48-13: that's a big ass gear. ~52-14

For flat ground that seems OK though.

Hes such a celeb these days every since his bicyling mag article! Well i rode with him once that i can remeber. I hear hes a proffessor in carbondale *where i do to school, as well as being a member of Team Mack (of which i was for 3 years until school) are you from the area? or just know him from his story?

yeah quite big. we have a park in down that is a 2 mile circut, nice play to babewatch and beef up...every lap there is about a...30 seond climb or so...which i manage fine, but 10+ laps i start to slow up a little and turn that gear at about 20 rpms nothing but pain there...wouldn't have it any other way...i've had my fixie for about 2 weeks now...and i get it now...i'm hooked. btw my flip flop has a 16 on the other side still...my emergency gear.

I'm planning on doing the Tour De Corn, in chattam illinois...metric century...i think i'm gunna run my 48 13...we'll see half way through won't we...

one bike is 48/17 the other is 47/17...im thinking about going 52/17 or so with the first one...time will tell

42 x 15

regardless of which direction i may be traveling in, a moderately fierce headwind always seems to accompany me there.

i'm on a plain. i can't complain.

[edit] i should note that while this is my spinning gear, i just usually end up having to mash through it (given the aforementioned conditions). [/edit]

52/17 or 52/16 fixed, 50/16 singlespeed

48:16 - big enough so I don't spin myself crazy, small enough that I can still make it up moderate hills. And no skipping or skidding for me yet.

46:14 to big for my skinny a$$ but till I get new wheels, I have to deal with it. Good training though.

44x16.

52x18 (78") on one, 42x15 (75.6") on the other. I think I was running 42x18 (63") or 40x18 (60") in the winter muck.

m.

44 x 15 on the street but thinking of pumping it up for the track

46x17. good sized gear for all occasions. uphill, downhill, speed, slow, stopping, starting, skidding, skipping... oh ya, and if you skid, it has a lot of skid patches (17) because of the even front and uneven back gear.

50 x 16 fixed on one bike, 48 x 16 fixed on the other bike.

pedex, you are awesome.

48x16 here, soon to be 48x15 to maximize skid spots.

50x17 today, always keeping it in the mid-range for the streets...will probably switch it up for them PPark laps soon tho.

i'm in the same area and run 48x18/17. 48x13 is pretty steep, thats got be hard getting going from a stop. how fast are you going? unless you're consistently over 30 mph, 48-13 seems like too much. i'm usually going 20-25 around town, and 48/18 is perfect.

42 x 15 for me, too.

50x15 until my 44 comes in the mail lol

38x15x26".

46x16 in sf.

46x18 for cruising around the back fourty, 46x16 for the group rides with all of the hills included.