What's your favourite gear ratio?

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  • Having read through much of this I'm beginning to think I must be a bit of a wuss, old codger, or both as I'm on 44x18 but may be changing to 44x17. I live out of London and have to cope with an uphill commute every morning.

  • Not a wuss at all mate, if you can spin those and travel at a decent pace then it's all good.

  • 44/18=66", a perfectly sensible gear for just riding around, and everybody's winter gear back in the day.

  • I'm doing several rides a week to and from deep SE London at the moment, via Gipsy Hill, Sydenham Hill or Kirkdale (I've tried **and hate **them all). Doesn't help that as I'm slowly heaving up these gradual inclines I pass various 'Mounts', 'Overhills', 'Underhills', 'Upper' this and 'Rise' that.

    Need to find a better gear ratio for the Creamroller - currently running 47x17 which is fine for flat (I don't like too much spin) but I know I should be trying out others to make hills easier.

    Don't want to spend too much cash experimenting...what did you suggest again Indra?

  • FWIW I did those hills on 48/19 (a little smaller than 47/18) with ease so I'm sure you'll be ok with the 18t on, it's still best to learn to spin.

  • OK, thanks Dad :)

  • Was riding 42/16 on a frame I built up as a beater but just bought a Fuji with 48/15.

    It's proving 'fun'.

  • 47/17 dry
    52/19 wet

    skid patch heaven

  • Surprisingly reasonable choices^

  • FWIW I did those hills on 48/19 (a little smaller than 47/18) with ease so I'm sure you'll be ok with the 18t on, it's still best to learn to spin.

    OK, thanks Dad :)

    Does that make Miss Mouse my granddaughter now?

  • 47/17 dry
    52/19 wet

    skid patch heaven

    Surprisingly reasonable choices^

    You realise those ratios are pretty much the same?

  • You realise those ratios are pretty much the same?

    Placebo-ratios FTW

  • You realise those ratios are pretty much the same?

    My bad, just had a look

  • You realise those ratios are pretty much the same?

    That .5 makes all the difference man how'd you not know that duh. Don't question the all-knowing, all-skidding of skrtluv

  • 37:16 :)

  • I live in Bristol and 44/17 is perfect for here with all the hills, could go a bit lower but then would lose out on some speed

  • 49/16 flat/city
    48/17 mountain short rides/ goin 100km+ on the countryside
    50/13 track

    48/19 for longer climbing tours

    55/11 just because u want to know/its fun ;)

  • ok...

  • 44x13 on my street fixie but i hope to change up to 46x13 for the track that'll stop me skidding xD

  • ffs what is it with you people and stupid high gears?

  • Chill out brooo just smooke some weed up xD

  • Ok 'brooooooooooooooo' I feel sorry for your knees

  • 48 /18-16 (fixed fixed flipflop)

  • You need higher gears to go fast/er :) of course you start low sometime....

    And i hate spinin like a hamster, everything below 44/17 is just a pain in the ass goin downhill.....even in a city...thats only for hiphop Trick bikes. Like the big straps or "pursuit Geo" and raiserbars :D

  • ffs what is it with you people and stupid high gears?

    says you ;)

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