What's your favourite gear ratio?

cheaper to change the 16T down but much bigger jump in gearing than changing the ring

have look at Gear Inch calculator to see the impact

Thanks mate. Will take a look once I have had a read up on what the gear inch business is all about! I see you all talk about it when discussing gear ratios but I really don't have a clue!

Just started riding my aero track which is 48-17, which is a big change from my 48-19 which I have been riding a lot on my steamroller. I feel like a pansy finding 74" grindy. Need to get some miles in on this new ratio.

First trip on 50/18 back from South drinks- spinny as a spinny thing.

Lots of go off the line but little top end without washing machine impersonations.

You only have to do 138rpm to reach 30mph, or 115rpm to hit 25mph - that's fast enough in town, init?

Hi guys. I'm running as it came out the box; 42:16. As a real novice, perhaps I can ask your advice? I want more speed on the flats. I don't mind making it a little harder on the inclines which I suppose I have to have if I want the extra speed. Is my first step to reduce the 16 or increase the 42?

As I said in the other thread.. stick with it for a while.

You only have to do 138rpm to reach 30mph - that's fast enough in town, init?

Some people don't deserve spinny.

69" is teh awesome.

You only have to do 138rpm to reach 30mph, or 115rpm to hit 25mph - that's fast enough in town, init?

It'd be a rare (and probably soon injured) rider that averages 30kph for anything over 2k IN London.

We've established it's not spinny. I wouldn't even call it whirly. Lackadaisical?

I dunno.. these overgearies.. coming over here taking our jobs.. ruining our health service.. bloody immigrants.

Sanguine I'd call it.

Is that like mulled wine?

I think it's verging on melancholic (which isn't a fruit flavoured cocktail).

I'll second melancholic- 73 gear inches.

Jaygee wept, what has my Achilles brought me too?

Things start to get more stoical in the 75-78" range...

anything less than 75" is pre-socratic

39-45" is anti-semitic.

42" is the answer to ultimate question of gear inches..

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50:20
The first couple of rides I thought I would have to change it, but over a couple months I have gotten used to it. I like being spinny, it makes me feel like im winning the race.
+skids are easier

Do you not go through tyres pretty quick with that ratio. 50:20 = only 2 skid patches I think.

I have a front brake too. I only really skid for fun or when its raining (for extra fun).

48-17

rockin it. easy to control speed and shit.

46-17 fine for riding all day, fine for going up and down hills, fine for skiding, fine for not being too spinny, fine for not being to grindy..... for me.

Eight pages of people giving the gear ratio's of their bikes?

What a waste of the internet.

46:16 on the cobbled streets of Auld Reekie. Fun times with all the fucking tourists at this time of year.