If you have 48X16, your wheel will make 3 revolutions everytime your cranks make 1 revolution. Expand from there.

No! What about the tire label aligning with the valve stem, huh? You'll end up in the jackass thread.


I'm kidding of course, but it could sadly be true. You should have the descriptive label with the valve, labels facing out from the drive side. Also for the wheel itself, if you can't see the label on the hub through the hole for the valve in the rim, junk it. You should also have the labels on the hubs be right side up when behind your bike. Do it! Or it'll look like you do your own work. :rolleyes:

sugino zen comes in 47, btw.

actually:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

This should be a sticky!

waaaaay better:
http://software.bareknucklebrigade.com/rabbit.jnlp
it's java, and thus platform independent. i have it on my linux and windows systems; my girlfriend has it on her mac. i reference it once a week.

what?

i love you.

Or you could just.... look at the chart.

the chart gives you like 1/8 the information the rabbit util does.
it gives you a gearinch calculator, a table for rpm = mph (and km/h) based on selected gear ratio, a visual depiction on your skidpatch(es) with coresponding revolution, and much more info.
it's quite simply a much more complete resource for getting practical information about your drivetrain.

click the link, you'll see what i mean.

Try the Soma everwear. COG did a write up on them, said they were great for skidding.

I know I was just giving you **** ;)

You in a dress:

http://gaygamer.net/images/bomberman...an-live-05.jpg

Lol! You don't have to rotate the tire on the rim. You just have to rotate the wheel itself. slacken the chain and pop it off the chain ring, rotate the wheel without rotating the crank, then pop the chain back on.

damn do0d your socially and fashionably 2 years ahead of all of us...
tell me what's gonna be cool next so i can ditch my fixed and hop on the next bandwagon so you can laugh in superiority

oh, and just ride bontrager hardcases..

(4lyfe)

**** yeah

my gatorskin lasted me 4 months, then i ran over something that sliced through it (and my tube) like a brand new razorblade. my buddy had a brand new soma everwear he gave me and it's been treating me really well the last month. and i skid a fair amount, but not all the time.

Or you could just slip chain off the cog, turn wheel, put chain back on. Wheel rotated. No tire removal necessary, labels where they should be, no jackass.

what the hell. who would think i was talking about taking the tire off. i said wheel @_@

i guess when i was trying to avoid the "har har fetch you can rotate wheelz by turning cranks nub!" respond i pidgeon holed myself into another jackass response :(

those tires suck. i hope you're kidding. i had one as a front tire, and the sidewalls started going out after three weeks.

you have to pump up the tube first.

+1 vittoria rando's
never tried the bontragers, but i'm interested
would steer clear of anything soma

Thanks for all the advice.
And I'm an idiot for not remembering to just take off the chain and rotate the wheel, lul.

these are:
http://store.somafab.com/everweartire.html

also use this to see if your chainring/cog combo is giving you only one or three skid patches:http://software.bareknucklebrigade.c...it.applet.html

I run 38/15 for 66.8" and 15 skid patches, but you could run a 41/17 and get like 32 skid patches if you skid ambidexterous (I do)

I just picked up a pair of Panaracer Extreme Duro tires. They are holding up well after about a month. The rubber is damn hard but the traction is good. They are harder to break loose and they grab quicker when my weight moves back. And the casing is super thick. They don't feel as good as the gatorskins I was riding in the states, but I do more skidding over here due to traffic and these seem to be more durable. Plus the rubber + the road surface produces a cool squeal when I skid.

With gatorskins, I would go through one every 3 months or so with hardly any skidding. Just commuting would flatten out the tread. The felt really good and had descent puncture protection. And I got them for $16 each.

I run 45/16, and I have one skid patch. I'm not ambidexterous, I skid with the right foot up, and left foot back.
Thanks for the advice, I'm probably going to change my gearing sometime soon.