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• #1477
What ratios are folk running? When i was a wannabe 15 years agp or so , i ran huge gears even dabbling with 49/14 but after joining a road club with some old boy who fondly remembered their fixed days, I'm down to a near perfect 42/19.
Mixture of rolling countryside and hilly urban suits me fine
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• #1478
i've been running 48/15 for a few years now, all be it on relatively flat London roads mainly, (caveat-I can't really spin) but I'm moving back down to 46/16 or even 44/16 (as I have a spare 44 chainring), as 48/15 is really getting too much, and I'm convinced I'm slower overall as a result, even if my top end speed is more.
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• #1479
I am on 44/15-16 and ride pretty hilly rides.
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• #1480
48/18 on the Bob Jackson, 47/17 on the Feather.
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• #1481
47-22, mostly urban and rolling lanes
i kept putting a bigger cog at the back progressively till they stopped making bigger ones, luckily it's working quite well. i would describe as a "you'll get there when you get there, but you'll get there, whatever is there" gear
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• #1482
47/17 on the Feather
Bit high for Big Yellow Storage
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• #1483
50x16 for regents park laps, sort of keeping up with the roadies. dropping to 49x16 or 16 and grinding on more mixed terrain
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• #1484
Your jokes are even lamer than your CV that I rejected.
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• #1485
48-19 for the hills of South Wales
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• #1486
I'm down to a near perfect 42/19.
I’m on 46:19 and I thought I was a spinner!
Was running 44:19 when I had two bikes and that one was on big 43mm tyres and had another bike on 28s with 48:19 but now I’m on 32/35mm tyres and the 46t up front feels just right.
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• #1487
The new Flyer is good, make more sense than the heavier Day One, and the original Flyer now more of a niche (abet great bike).
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• #1488
im on 4915 but really only ride round regents on it
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• #1489
39/13 roughly 79"
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• #1490
47x18
69 gear inches (on 28mm tyres).
... which is not really low enough for today’s snow & ice.
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• #1491
42:17 and 44:18.
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• #1492
Yes tyres make a difference too....I'm on 38c
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• #1493
46/18 and 35C tyres on the tooling about bike gives about 70"
The other qualifying bike (464) currently has 48/16 for about 80", but that needs changing as it's a bit soft for racing even with 165mm cranks. -
• #1494
48x17 on the Mercian which will be changing in the summer as I could barely get it up Mott St. Should be good for Regents though.
50x19 on the Big Block which is nicer for every day, might bring that down a bit though -
• #1495
49x18 has worked really well for me. Enough to keep a good pace at Regents and also fun when commuting and wandering about. Wish I had a bit more top end speed and stuff for sprinting but it's a nice EAI cog and I can't be asked buying a new one.
I occasionally have on 49x15 for the track and random rides when I can't be asked to switch it over. When on the track I feel like a 14 might be better but idk. -
• #1497
i wont have any of that foul language :/ this is a family-inclusive forum
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• #1498
savage.
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• #1500
51/19 & 49/18 for the hills of Leeds.
Has he done a 2 weeks course at TBA?