first fixie gear sizes
06-16-09 | 11:00 PM
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From: Rock Hill, SC
Bikes: Salsa Casseroll, Soma Rush, Fuji Tahoe 29er Pro
Advice is the following: it will always feel relatively uncomfortable or unnatural, you just have to do it. As for the ratio, I started at 42:16 which I found to be a good beginner gear and when I built up my new bike went to 49:17 (an increase of about 4-5 GI). I would never go back to my old ratio, but it worked out great to learn.
06-17-09 | 09:06 AM
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Advice is the following: it will always feel relatively uncomfortable or unnatural, you just have to do it. As for the ratio, I started at 42:16 which I found to be a good beginner gear and when I built up my new bike went to 49:17 (an increase of about 4-5 GI). I would never go back to my old ratio, but it worked out great to learn.
Last edited by dudezor; 06-17-09 at 09:14 AM.
06-17-09 | 09:46 PM
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From: LI, NY ----> Philadelphia for school
Bikes: '09 BMC roadracer, CAAD3, CAAD4,'88 Steel Custom, F moser track bike
getting off topic, im thinking about getting a set of track rims, i have a set of campanoglo rims, but they are fee wheel, i found videos on you tube to change them to fixie, but they are such nice rims i don't want to mess with them. what are some good choices for clincher, or tubeless?
