What's your polo gear?

i wouldn't want to ride across london on such a spinny gear.

I've got nearly a 10 mile ride coming up in the next hr on polo gear ( West to East LDN).

Then a 7 mile ride tomorrow morning to work.

Despite having to leave 30mins earlier each trip and that every other rider on the road goes past me it's makes for such a casual riding style and it's great polo training!

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

I thought that when i was pushing 56GI last year, it felt fine for both road and polo, untill i played the euro qualies, and then a few more competetive games, and realised how noticably quicker all my opponents were running much smaller gears. only just dropped down to 43GI from 46 and i must say it makes a world of difference on court.

42/20 (56.2gi) fixed - Dan
39/20 (52.2gi) freewheel - Cam
39/20 (51.3gi) fixed - MA3K
42/22 (51.1gi) freewheel - Djee-Djee
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

going to switch it to 36/22 though..

polo gear is where its at! Overtaking commuters with knees going mental and a disk wheel spinning away......... i cant think of anything more satisfying.

polo gear is where its at! Overtaking commuters with knees going mental and a disk wheel spinning away......... i cant think of anything more satisfying.

Agreed! Just done my 10 mile spin and I feel great for it! Love the looks the griffin disk gets and the way the street lights reflect off it. But the best thing is that when I'm spinning on the polo gear, all I think about during the entire journey is polo!

Agreed! Just done my 10 mile spin and I feel great for it! Love the looks the griffin disk gets and the way the street lights reflect off it. But the best thing is that when I'm spinning on the polo gear, all I think about during the entire journey is polo!

cool post

eat, ride, sleep, drink, play, think polo.

42/20 (56.2gi) fixed - Dan
39/20 (51.3gi) fixed - MA3K
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 700c 23mm

I'm back to commuting fixed, clipped in, 70gi.
Totally weird but nice too.
Couldn't be more different from the polo bike.

I'm not sure if all this swapping is good for me though...

42/20 (56.2gi) fixed - Dan
39/20 (51.3gi) fixed - MA3K
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - teenslain
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - tomasito
32/18 (46.8gi) fixed - moog
34/19 (46.1gi) freewheel - prav 26x1.9
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 700c 23mm

Looks like I need a 32t to drop me down with the rest of the freewheelios.
I just flipped my chainring, so will persevere for a few more months.

Just realised that I haven't ridden fixed since November... I think a beautiful day like today is perfect to break out the brakless. Now where are those spd shoes...

(Hope I've worked it out right.)

Me too.

M A X has gone freewheel?

42/20 (56.2gi) fixed - Dan
39/20 (51.3gi) fixed - MA3K
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - teenslain
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - tomasito
32/18 (46.8gi) fixed - moog
34/19 (46.1gi) freewheel - prav 26x1.9
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
33/20 (43.4gi) Freewheel - Ali
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 700c 23mm

yes, the little shit talking shit has gone against his own beliefs.

42/20 (56.2gi) fixed - Dan
39/20 (51.3gi) fixed - MA3K
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - teenslain
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - tomasito
32/18 (46.8gi) fixed - moog
34/19 (46.1gi) freewheel - prav 26x1.9
34/21 (45.9gi) fixed - Aidan (turd)
32/19 (44.3gi) freewheel - Eingang
34/21 (44.2gi) Fixed - Pip 700c 38mm
33/20 (43.4gi) fixed - bbq tom
33/20 (43.4gi) Freewheel - Mike
33/20 (43.4gi) Freewheel - Ali
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 700c 23mm

42/20 (56.2gi) fixed - Dan
39/20 (51.3gi) fixed - MA3K
42/22 (50.0gi) fixed - Crack Fox
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - teenslain
42/23 (48.0gi) fixed - tomasito
32/18 (46.8gi) fixed - moog
34/19 (46.1gi) freewheel - prav 26x1.9
34/21 (45.9gi) fixed - Aidan (turd)
32/19 (44.3gi) freewheel - Eingang
34/21 (44.2gi) Fixed - Pip 700c 38mm
33/20 (43.4gi) fixed - bbq tom
33/20 (43.4gi) Freewheel - Mike
33/20 (43.4gi) Freewheel - Ali
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 700c 23mm

No offence to Joe Smith but those GIs will be incorrect as the above list doesn't provide all of the required variables.

This list should really be redone with every body providing the following:
Chainring / Cog / Wheel Size / Tyre Width / Crank Length & finally fixed or freewheel.

39/21 fixed 165mm 700Cx25 think we've done this before?

Wow, I'm rocking 46 inches now... in the summer I was on 41 inches and pretty much below everyone else in London (I think).

I now have an excuse (other than my winter waistline) on why I stopped winning the charge.

I used this :

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gears/

and if Sheldon's wrong, I don't wanna be right.

Rabbit.

Rampant....

pussy

crank length has no bearing on GI, only on Gear Ratio.

It's useful to know for the torque required though. A higher gear, with longer cranks can effectively feel smaller than a shorter gear with short cranks.

of course, i'm just pointing out it's not needed for GI or gear ratio, only for GAIN ratio. so in fact my previous post was wrong.

normally i'm using this calculator:
http://www.allcitycycles.com/tech/gear_calc

32:19 / 700 x 28c / freewheel / 44.90 GI / 1.68 GR