What's your polo gear?

...and I win!

maybe less is more in this case?

probably more like 700 x 28 average i reckon....and yes, less is definitely more :)

28 is probably average for 700 (this a total guess)

I fixed mine for 38s.

more is more! Harder Faster Stronger!

basically 700x35 Marathon Plus is the best.

i'll fight anyone saying otherwise

700x38 M+ is better. Brendan said it feels like riding a tractor. Everyone knows tractors are awesome.

Ipso facto, I win.

42/20 (56.2gi) fixed - Dan
39/20 (51.3gi) fixed - MA3K
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - teenslain
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - tomasito
39/22 (46.8gi) fixed - Shinscar 700x25
32/18 (46.8gi) fixed - moog
34/21 (45.9gi) fixed - Aidan (turd)
32/19 (44.3gi) freewheel - Eingang
33/20 (43.4gi) fixed - bbq tom
33/20 (43.4gi) freewheel - Mike
30/19 (43.1gi) fixed - horatio 700x38
36/22 (43.0gi) fixed - Mrlemon
36/22 (43.0gi) freewheel - M A X
34/21 (42.6gi) fixed - playswellwithotters
32/20 (42.1gi) freewheel - emab
32/20 (42.1gi) freewheel - alockett
34/22 (42.0gi) freewheel - snoop
35/22 (41.8gi) freewheel - sol
35/22 (41.8gi) freewheel - Dr Chan
34/22 (41.7gi) fixed - Rik
34/22 (41.7gi) freewheel - Todd
30/19 (41.5gi) freewheel - hassanr
32/21 (40.1gi) fixed rear break - Mat
32/21 (40.1gi) freewheel (26") - gabes
36/24 (39.5gi) freewheel - skoota - 700x32
26/18 (38.0gi) freewheel - danwentskiing
22/16 (36.2gi) freewheel - chucklebruv

basically, Dan is winning.

i think that makes him more of a man. we should all man up. i played brakeless 42/18 lol.

ha, I was just thinking how 60 used to be a good compromise between street and polo.

42/20 (56.2gi) fixed - Dan
35/18 (52.5gi) fixed - slamm
39/20 (51.3gi) fixed - MA3K
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - teenslain
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - tomasito
39/22 (46.8gi) fixed - Shinscar 700x25
32/18 (46.8gi) fixed - moog
34/21 (45.9gi) fixed - Aidan (turd)
32/19 (44.3gi) freewheel - Eingang
33/20 (43.4gi) fixed - bbq tom
33/20 (43.4gi) freewheel - Mike
30/19 (43.1gi) fixed - horatio 700x38
36/22 (43.0gi) fixed - Mrlemon
36/22 (43.0gi) freewheel - M A X
34/21 (42.6gi) fixed - playswellwithotters
32/20 (42.1gi) freewheel - emab
32/20 (42.1gi) freewheel - alockett
34/22 (42.0gi) freewheel - snoop
35/22 (41.8gi) freewheel - sol
35/22 (41.8gi) freewheel - Dr Chan
34/22 (41.7gi) fixed - Rik
34/22 (41.7gi) freewheel - Todd
30/19 (41.5gi) freewheel - hassanr
32/21 (40.1gi) fixed rear break - Mat
32/21 (40.1gi) freewheel (26") - gabes
36/24 (39.5gi) freewheel - skoota - 700x32
26/18 (38.0gi) freewheel - danwentskiing
22/16 (36.2gi) freewheel - chucklebruv

def need a bigger cog, may have to track down a 21 or 22 and bring my GI down to the 45 mark

i'm only 2 miles from the court in brum, but it's a bastard getting to a from the court on such a low gear. gives on the time to appreciate the birds and flowers and so on though. i wouldn't want to ride across london on such a spinny gear.

as far as ratios go, i reckon if you're spinning out once or twice a game you're on the right gear. anything harder than that and you're losing acceleration every single time.

if you're freewheel, get a different cog for the road

32:21 polo
32:17 road

i'm only 2 miles from the court in brum, but it's a bastard getting to a from the court on such a low gear. gives on the time to appreciate the birds and flowers and so on though. i wouldn't want to ride across london on such a spinny gear.

a few people in London cummnute with the polo gear... more than 15 milles a day

I just looked on google maps and realised the route (not the most direct by any means) i take to newington is 8.4 miles....no wonder im always knackered when i get to the court! maybe time to change my route me thinks.

Or move to london proper ;)

fuck you, spitalfields hipster boy :P

if you're freewheel, get a different cog for the road

32:21 polo
32:17 road

32/19 polo freewheel
32/14 road fixed

Slamm 35/22 is a good gearing , around 42 gi , and 22 cogs are ok to find too

42/20 (56.2gi) fixed - Dan
39/20 (51.3gi) fixed - MA3K
36/19 (49.8gi) fixed - sanyi
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - teenslain
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - tomasito
32/18 (46.8gi) fixed - moog
34/21 (45.9gi) fixed - Aidan (turd)
32/19 (44.3gi) freewheel - Eingang
33/20 (43.4gi) fixed - bbq tom
33/20 (43.4gi) Freewheel - Mike
30/19 (43.1gi) fixed - horatio 700x38
36/22 (43.0gi) fixed - Mrlemon
36/22 (43.0gi) freewheel - M A X
34/21 (42.6gi) fixed - playswellwithotters
32/20 (42.1gi) freewheel - emab
32/20 (42.1gi) freewheel - alockett
34/22 (42gi) freewheel - snoop
35/22 (41.8gi) freewheel - sol
35/22 (41.8gi) freewheel - Dr Chan
34/22 (41.7gi) fixed - Rik
34/22 (41.7gi) freewheel - Todd
30/19 (41.5gi) freewheel - hassanr
32/21 (40.1gi) fixed rear break - Mat
32/21 (40.1gi) freewheel (26") - gabes
36/24 (39.5gi) freewheel - skoota - 700c 32mm
26/18 (38.0gi) freewheel - danwentskiing
22/16 (36.2gi) freewheel - chucklebruv

36/19 (49.8gi) fixed - too high really, will gear down to a 34 front soon.

Funny, i've never really thought I had a high gear. Will maybe have a rethink when the inevitable switch to freewheeel happens.

42/20 (56.2gi) fixed - Dan
39/20 (51.3gi) fixed - MA3K
36/19 (49.8gi) fixed - sanyi
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - teenslain
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - tomasito
32/18 (46.8gi) fixed - moog
34/21 (45.9gi) fixed - Aidan (turd)
32/19 (44.3gi) freewheel - Eingang
33/20 (43.4gi) fixed - bbq tom
33/20 (43.4gi) Freewheel - Mike
30/19 (43.1gi) fixed - horatio 700x38
36/22 (43.0gi) fixed - Mrlemon
36/22 (43.0gi) freewheel - M A X
34/21 (42.6gi) fixed - playswellwithotters
32/20 (42.1gi) freewheel - emab
32/20 (42.1gi) freewheel - alockett 26" x 2.1
34/22 (42gi) freewheel - snoop
35/22 (41.8gi) freewheel - sol
35/22 (41.8gi) freewheel - Dr Chan
34/22 (41.7gi) fixed - Rik
34/22 (41.7gi) freewheel - Todd
30/19 (41.5gi) freewheel - hassanr
32/21 (40.1gi) fixed rear break - Mat
32/21 (40.1gi) freewheel (26") - gabes
36/24 (39.5gi) freewheel - skoota - 700c 32mm
26/18 (38.0gi) freewheel - danwentskiing
22/16 (36.2gi) freewheel - chucklebruv

I didn't think it was that high but when I had a go on Todd's, it seemed spinny as fuck. (Hope I've worked it out right.)

42/20 (56.2gi) fixed - Dan
39/20 (52.2gi) freewheel - Cam
39/20 (51.3gi) fixed - MA3K
36/19 (49.8gi) fixed - sanyi
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - teenslain
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - tomasito
32/18 (46.8gi) fixed - moog
34/21 (45.9gi) fixed - Aidan (turd)
32/19 (44.3gi) freewheel - Eingang
33/20 (43.4gi) fixed - bbq tom
33/20 (43.4gi) Freewheel - Mike
30/19 (43.1gi) fixed - horatio 700x38
36/22 (43.0gi) fixed - Mrlemon
36/22 (43.0gi) freewheel - M A X
34/21 (42.6gi) fixed - playswellwithotters
32/20 (42.1gi) freewheel - emab
32/20 (42.1gi) freewheel - alockett 26" x 2.1
34/22 (42.0gi) freewheel - snoop
35/22 (41.8gi) freewheel - sol
35/22 (41.8gi) freewheel - Dr Chan
34/22 (41.7gi) fixed - Rik
34/22 (41.7gi) freewheel - Todd
30/19 (41.5gi) freewheel - hassanr
32/21 (40.1gi) fixed rear break - Mat
32/21 (40.1gi) freewheel (26") - gabes
36/24 (39.5gi) freewheel - skoota - 700c 32mm
26/18 (38.0gi) freewheel - danwentskiing
22/16 (36.2gi) freewheel - chucklebruv