Gear inches for Brighton

Hello

I have a question about gear inches. What gear inches are everyone running in sunny Brighton and is there an optimum?

I am currently running 46x17 (73.1) but I am thinking of changing the rear sprocket to 18T to give me a lower GI. Is the difference in these two significant? Or would i need to go to 19T to feel any difference?

Thanks

Ricky

I guess the optimum depends on fitness. I'm thoroughly unfit but run 42x16 on one of my bikes and 43x16 on the other and both are fine for me. I think you would notice the difference going to 18T, I'm considering changing my 43x16 to a 17T.

Note: I mostly just cycle East to West (or vice versa) which is obviously fairly flat. If you regularly go up hills I'd go for a lower gear still.

late 60's, early 70s seems best. 69/70 for myself. That gets me up the hills as well.

Oh, and while I'm on the subject, if anyone has a 17T sprocket from an old cassette they want shot of please let me know! Cassette stlylee, not fixed, cheers.

Cheers guys, think I'll try and get hold of an 18T sprocket to give it a try.

I'm on 78 mofo

loving it

spent most of my time here on an 84" gear... some time also on a 65". never had a problem with either. run a big gear and htfu or spin like a bitch!

what i'm saying is, we can't tell you what will feel right for you, or whether a certain gear will be too big for your legs... and to a large extent, it doesn't matter - just ride!

i tend to run 46-18 in the winter and 46-17 in the summer as there is normally less wind! havent not made it up any of the hills yet.....

48 x 14 brakeless ftw.

49 x 14 [94.5]

i be +1'in yo ass fo da high gears son.

lets drag the shoreham-by-sea strip at dawn... 1/4 mile style.

46 x 17 brakeless

sure you could do similar at the undercliff as well

I run 44x17 - 68.3

spinny! 44x16 on my ss mtb - feels sooo weird on a pussy spinny freewheel after riding a 49x14 all week.