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Old 05-01-10 | 11:12 AM
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After much consideration i have decided to go fixed! Ive been riding a 16T freewheel for about a year and a half, and i think that im finally ready for the world of fixed riding.

My only concern is that the 16T freewheel is a little to much to where i live. There are a good amout of hill (big ones at that) and i think that a smaller fixed gear would be best, mabey a 14T or 15T.

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Old 05-01-10 | 11:26 AM
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If I am understanding you correctly, you are gonna want a 17t or 18t for lower gearing.

Try using this:
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/gears/
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Old 05-01-10 | 11:26 AM
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Well, for the cog you will actually want a bigger number to teeth. The more teeth, the easier it is to pedal really.

Fixed gear riding is different, but I find it to be very fun. You'll enjoy it!
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You're doing it wrong; you want a BIGGER cog for hills......

You would want around a 17 to 19.... or even a 21
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Just so you guys know, there is a character called an ellipsis. It's not just a bahzillion periods thrown together. It also indicates that something has been omitted, not that you are…pausing. The more you know.
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In three dot journalism as popularized by the late Herb Caen, ... means a pause.

Ellipsis (plural ellipses; from the Greek: ἔλλειψις, élleipsis, "omission") is a mark or series of marks that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word in the original text. An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in speech, an unfinished thought, or, at the end of a sentence, a trailing off into silence (aposiopesis) (apostrophe and elipsis mixed). When placed at the end of a sentence, the ellepsis can also inspire a feeling of melancholy longing. The ellipsis calls for a slight pause in speech.

The most common form of an ellipsis is a row of three periods or full stops (...) or pre-composed triple-dot glyph (…). The usage of the em dash (—) can overlap the usage of ellipsis.

The triple-dot punctuation mark is also called a suspension point, points of ellipsis, periods of ellipsis, or colloquially, dot-dot-dot.
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.....not if you are..... Louis-Ferdinand Céline....

Originally Posted by LoRoK
Just so you guys know, there is a character called an ellipsis. It's not just a bahzillion periods thrown together. It also indicates that something has been omitted, not that you are…pausing. The more you know.
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oh and u could also run a smaller chain ring up front
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In case of David Caruso, ellipses definitely mean...
a pause before the punchline!
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And if you don't know what I mean...
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In theory getting up the hill will be just as easy on a singlespeed as on a fixed gear, so why change your gearing if it's already fine? If you go with a lower gearing going downhill is only going to get more annoying. The lower your gearing the faster your legs will have to spin on the way down.
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