What's your polo gear?

#notthatbored

Anyone that's moved from 700 to 26 care to give a quick update?

I'm currently using 30 x 20 on 700c and thinking 30 x 18 on 1.0 26" tyres. How does that compare to peoples current set-ups?

I went from 35/22 to 32/19 when I changed bikes it feels good!

sounds about right cam, depends on the tyres too.

I've been 32/19 on 26 since I got the Marino, can't remember why I chose this gearing but I did do some sums at the time. I'd recommend it.

ditto

Just gone from 38x22 to 34x20 (both with 26inch), excited to experience what it feels like on court.

I'm 32/18, which feels a bit hard sometimes. Would go for 19t, but can't afford a nice new freewheel and chain, so just going to become more hench instead.

I'm 32/18, which feels a bit hard sometimes. Would go for 19t, but can't afford a nice new freewheel and chain, so just going to become more hench instead.

That's why it's good to use a casette hub, gear changes are easy and fairly cheap.

Swings and roundabouts imo. Screw on hubs allow wide flange placement and they're about £50. Decent cassette hubs have much smaller centre-to-flange dimensions, and cost more like £100-150 for 'singlespeed' ones.

I'm riding 24 x 16 but considering 26 x 16 and longer cranks

i'm giving up 32-20 for 32-19/21 (1.3" 26"). i think gearing up for Paris is going to be a benefit overall.

Lee is 22-18 on 700. What a hero, fastest man out there. He said he would challenge anyone to a end to end race....

i have been 32/21 for a year and a half and i really like the acceleration. but i just bought a 20t sprocket for rear. might put it on tomorrow!

I'm 32/21 but it's too spinny I think, I'm just getting lazy, so I've bought a 19 sprocket.

Just gone from 38x22 to 34x20 (both with 26inch), excited to experience what it feels like on court.

So much better, even on a larger court such as Mitch.

im 25x15 180mm cranks

31x21 - 700x28c - 180mm cranks lenght

Going 31x19 next week.

What are people running these days?

I am going back to ss, the geared hub is very heavy, and I'm working late on Thursdays so cant do Westway anymore, so wont need to be doing that massive journey as much. I've been playing in second gear on my alfine, which works out at about 34 gear inches (on 700) . Very spinny I guess but I like it and on a smaller court like Newington I'm not sure its necessary to be upping it by much...

This is the last list. I get the feeling its well out of date by now.

39/20 (52.2gi) fixed - MA3K 700x28
39/20 (51.6gi) freewheel - hurricanejosh 26x2.3
42/22 (50.4gi) freewheel - Dan
36/20 (49gi) freewheel - Glowbike 700x40
32/18 (47.6gi) Freewheel- Wooodrow 700x28
39/22 (47.4gi) Freewheel - philjay 700x28
32/18 (46.8gi) fixed - moog
40/23 (46.5gi) fixed - Lebowski 700x28, 165
34/20 (46.2gi) Freewheel - Cedywedy 700x35, 170mm
22/13 (45.3gi) fixed- chucklebruv 700x28 175mm
34/20 (44.7gi) fixed - Gabriel
35/21 (44.6gi) freewheel - GrowUp 700x28
34/19 (44.5gi) freewheeel - prav 26x1.5
34/22 (44.5gi) freewheel - Aidan (turd) 700x35 165
33/20 (44.5gi) freewheel - hyper - 700x32
32/19 (44.3gi) freewheel - Eingang - 700x28 - 175mm
34/21 (44.2gi) Fixed - Pip 700x38
24/14 (44.1gi) fixed - MA3K 26x1.9
34/21 (43.7gi) Fixed - Cohen
32/20 (43.5gi) freewheel - emab 700x35, 170mm
35/22 (43.5gi) freewheel - Jono 700x38, 165mm
33/20 (43.4gi) fixed - bbq tom
33/20 (43.4gi) Fixed - SuperLuca 700x23
33/20 (43.4gi) Freewheel - Mike 700x28, 160mm
33/20 (43.4gi) Freewheel - Ali
36/22 (43.0gi) Freewheel - Mrlemon 700x35 160mm
36/22 (43.0gi) freewheel - M A X
32/20 (42.3gi) freewheel - snottyotter
32/20 (42.8gi) fixed - tigeruppercut 700x28 170mm
35/22 (42.6gi) fixed - tomasito
34/21 (42.6gi) fixed - playswellwithotters
36/23 (42.5gi) fixed - Crack Fox 700x35 165 mm
28/18 (42.4gi) freewheel - horatio 700x38 175mm
32/20 (42.1gi) freewheel - alockett
34/22 (42.1gi) freewheel - Taxi 700x35 170mm
34/22 (42.0gi) freewheel - snoop
35/22 (41.8gi) fixed - gormley
35/22 (41.8gi) freewheel - sol
35/22 (41.8gi) freewheel - Dr Chan
35/22 (41.8gi) fixed - slamm
34/22 (41.7gi) freewheel - Rik
34/22 (41.7gi) freewheel - Todd
34/21 (42.7gi) fixed - Chukk V 700x28
34/20 (41.6gi) freewheel - skoota 26"
29/19 (41.5gi) freewheel - PiQuE (700 x 35/ 170mm)
32/20 (41.5gi) freewheel - Sandy_l (26" x 2.2" / 170mm)
28/19 (41.0gi) freewheel - cani
26/17 (40.9gi) freewheel - khornight 700x28 165mm
34/22 (40.8gi) fixed - Shinscar 700x25 155mm
30/20 (40.8gi) freewheel - Cam 700x35/175mm
27/18 (40.8gi) freewheel - John H 700x35" 170mm
32/21 (40.2gi) freewheel - voidcore 26x2.4
30/20 (40.1gi) freewheel - hassanr
32/21 (40.1gi) freewheel - Mat
32/22 (40.0gi) freewheel - teenslain 700x38
32/18 (39.6gi) 4th gear freewheel - gabes 26"
32/21 (39.5gi) freewheel - Mike 26"x2.2 175mm
25/17 (39.4gi) freewheel - Dave H 26" Front 700x32 Rear"
28/18 (39.2gi) freewheel - Josh 26" 1.5
26/18 (38.0gi) freewheel - danwentskiing
22/16 (36.2gi) fixed - thepodge 700x23
32/18 (35.0gi) 3rd gear freewheel - gabes 26"
44/18 (34.2gi) freewheel - Cedywedy - Schlumpf gear 1, flip flop side 1, 35c (coming soon)
32/27 (30.5gi) freewheel - oxfordtoff 26" x 2.0 170mm
44/16 (29.9gi) freewheel - Cedywedy - Schlumpf gear 1, flip flop side 2, 35c (coming soon)
32/18 (29.8gi) 2nd gear freewheel - gabes 26"
22/20 (28.9gi) freewheel - Sandy 700x23
36/7speed (26.2, 30.7, 34.9, 40.9, 47.4, 55.3, 64.0 gi) Freewheel, Joni, 700x35
32/21 (37.6gi) fixed - Emyr 26x1.35 (628mm effective diameter?)

27/18 (40.8gi) freewheel - John H 700x35" 170mm

Yeah, you might be right.

2012 list:
32/19 (41.2gi) - John H 26x1.35

I wouldn't be surprised if more people are pushing harder gears now clipless pedals are common.

2012 list:
32/19 (41.2gi) - John H 26x1.35
32/18 (44.2-ish) - danwentskiing 26x"1.5" (sheldon doesn't have 1.35"...)

You're just trying to justify being a monster.

2012 list:
32/18 (44.2-ish) - danwentskiing 26x"1.5" (sheldon doesn't have 1.35"...)
32/19 (41.2gi) - John H 26x1.35
26/18 (38.7gi) - Landslide (700x28c)

2012 list:
32/18 (44.2-ish) - danwentskiing 26x"1.5" (sheldon doesn't have 1.35"...)
32/19 (41.2gi) - John H 26x1.35
26/18 (38.7gi) - Landslide (700x28c)
26 X 18 (???) - Bill 700 X 25 (or is it 28? Can't remember)

It's a never-ending debate with too many variables, but playing last night on a slippy wet court I could've done with a lower gear because the game is so much slower and stop/start. A few days ago on grippy/dry court I was able to maintain speed much better through corners, and was totally happy with a bigger gear for more punch when accelerating from a rolling start.

2012 list:
32/18 (44.2-ish) - danwentskiing 26x"1.5" (sheldon doesn't have 1.35"...)
32/19 (41.2gi) - John H 26x1.35
26/18 (38.7gi) - Landslide (700x28c)
26 X 18 (???) - Bill 700 X 25 (or is it 28? Can't remember)
28/17 - 42.35 - snottyotter 26x2.0