What's your favourite gear ratio?

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I shall decide between 17 and 19 then :)

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I shall decide between 17 and 19 then :)

Pick both!

47/18 all winter Dry
52/19 formerly Bad weather
48/17 fat tire 26er Worst weather

taking 48 crank/pedals from 26er to build summer "Butta Lugs" with 17/19 cogs

46/17

all day long

52 x 18

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Will be switching to 48/16 as soon as i can find a cheap freewheel.

Fixed will be 48/18 to begin with or if I cant get a 18t cog in time will chuck a 17t on...

This is my fav ratio at the moment though:

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I think 48:18 is pretty great for commuting and touring. Too bad it only gives 3 skidpatches.

I´m using 46x17 for commuting in London, but sometimes I find myself spinning like crazy in streets with few traffic lights (mainly Victoria Embankment and Upper Thames Street). Next month I´ll replace the crankset for some Primatos and I´ll order a 47t ring for them and I was also thinking about flipping the wheel to use the 16t cog.

So how do you find 47x16 for London? Anybody using the same gear ratio?

Ive just geared up the fixed bike with 49/17. Hope this wont be too crazy for my legs. I used to run 48/18 on the SS and was thinking about changing to 48/16 so hopefully this shouldnt be too testing.

51/18. Almost the same as the 47/17 ratio that I had on the Rossin.

^running 48:18 to shred away my ugly tires so I can get new ones.

51:19 is the best ratio ever! Do it

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Yep .5" more and 35 skid patches more.
What's not to love?

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Is everyone running lower than 48:16 brakeless? Do you not find it too spinny?

I used to ride 48:16 and sometimes 48:15 brakeless. But then I saw the light. Learn to spin. It's better for your ego and your knees. #spintowin

I swapped from 48:14 to 48:15 yesterday expecting it would feel like I was being pushed along by angels but I just felt like I ran out of gear. I ended up bouncing in the saddle anytime I wanted to race someone. Also, it's fucking exhausting spinning everywhere. On 48:14 you can pretty much coast if you want but can fly if you need, 48:15 felt like I was an overweight mother of 4 at a spinning class taster session.

If 48:15 feels too spiny you're either much faster than anyone I've ever seen or seriously need to work on your form and it's likely the latter.

Form? I thought it was legs go round, wheels go round.

A nice 100 rpm cruise is 27mph on 48/14, how long can you keep that up for?

Only 25mph on 48/15, well slow.

According to Strava, about 60 seconds, then my lungs give out and my quads explode. Is 100 rpm a comfortable cadence for you?

Or should it be for me? That seems really excessive.