Gearing

[ThaiGuy]

I was thinking of putting my original 16 tooth sprocket back on 46:16 and make myself a bit faster especially now most of hills will be eliminated by moving.

 

[KneesUp]

... You end up with a drawer full of sprockets and keep changing them ...

Someone should invent some way of carrying those on the bike, and maybe even of letting you change the sprockets while you ride! We can but dream

 

[GGJ]

I ride 48T-18 which is 70 gear inches. There are plenty hills around here and lots of climbing but it's a case of getting out the saddle and pushing a bit harder.

 

[leemo]

48/18 on 700x28 giving 71.3 gear inches.

Max gradient on the commute is 5% so toying with the idea of 48/17 but probs should learn to spin faster.

 

[Basil.B]

48 x 18
Can just about get up the hills on my regular 30/40 mile loops.

 

[Mike Rudkin]

48 x 20 giving me around 63" er,I am 76 and just getting back into fixies like I rode in '50's lol

 

[zigzag]

52x16 for the faster rides
52x20 for the hilly routes

 

[mcshroom]

44x17 here, though probably avoiding fixed for a while after striking a pedal and breaking my arm a few weeks back.

 

[Arthur]

42 x 14 on 170 cranks and 700x23 - 78.8" according to the Sheldon Brown calculator. Sees me OK on most of the Kentish roads

 

[Sharky]

Rode 50:14 with 150mm cranks last night and recorded a plus 35secs on age std (27:31). My fastest fixed ride this year and only 4 secs slower than gears!

Keith

 

[martinclive]

48:18 here too (69/70 inches) though pretty flat - seems to be good compromise for wind against or with or small hillocks