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I need help with a new crank!
I have a FSA Vero crankset with a 48t crank. I need to find a 52t crank so I can have more speed on my single speed. Will any crank with a 5 bolt pattern fit? Thanks!
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You need just a chainring, with a matching BCD of your current crankset.
What's your current gear ratio? It's cheaper and easier to change gears using the rear cog instead of the front chainring. |
I'm fairly new to this so thanks for bearing with me. I have a 48t chainring, and a 17t freewheel. I would love to go down to a 15t freewheel though.
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Yeah, changing the freewheel is an easier and cheaper alternative.
You're on about 75 gear inches right now, which actually nets you 20mph at a cadence of 90RPM. This is not slow. Why do you feel the need to gear up? If I were to recommend changing the freewheel at all, it would be a 16t freewheel. About 80 gear inches. 21mph @ 90RPM. |
I pedal out a lot, and I've been riding with guys with 21 speeds and I would like to keep up without my cadence going crazy.
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What cadence do you spin out at? Even 48/17 nets 27mph at 120rpm.
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