I want to go faster.

[dhd.evans]

I have a Pinnacle Dolomite Singlespeed (2017 version) geared at 46x18. It's fine but i spin out on the flats. I want to go faster.

What would i need to alter gearing-wise to get more speed?

 

[Oldfentiger]

Make the driver bigger and/or the driven smaller

 

[Cycleops]

You could go up to a 50t on the front or a 16t on the back if you can can find suitable ones.
This might help you to nail your perfect gear combination:
https://poohbot.com/gears.html

 

[smutchin]

You could go up to a 50t on the front or a 16t on the back if you can can find suitable ones.

Re suitability, it's worth noting that the Pinnacle singlespeeds use cassette-type sprockets rather than screw-on ones.

 

[Salty seadog]

You could go up to a 50t on the front or a 16t on the back if you can can find suitable ones.
This might help you to nail your perfect gear combination:
https://poohbot.com/gears.html

This is a cracking tool you can play with for endless variations of gear setups, wheel sizes, cadence etc ... Also gives output in speeds etc .

http://www.gear-calculator.com/#

 

[Threevok]

I Like this one

http://www.bikecalc.com/gear_inches

I think I have a spare 16t knocking around - shimano splined - if that helps

 

[dhd.evans]

I Like this one

http://www.bikecalc.com/gear_inches

I think I have a spare 16t knocking around - shimano splined - if that helps

Oooh, might take you up on that offer. Going to 16t with the 46 (according to calcs) seems to make a difference.

 

[Threevok]

Oooh, might take you up on that offer. Going to 16t with the 46 (according to calcs) seems to make a difference.

No problem - let me know

I have quite a collection of them - from experimenting with ratios with the Virtue.

At the momem I only run 36/14 commute and 30/22 off road

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Ultimately the power available from the engine determines how fast any vehicle can be made to go. Increasing the gearing won't automatically make a bike faster - it may even have the opposite effect if the ratio is a bad choice.
Multi-geared bikes were developed precisely because single speed gearing is always a compromise

 

[Ian H]

Or pedal faster. I can travel comfortably at 35k/hr on the flat, spinning a 43x18.

 

[Milzy]

Or pedal faster. I can travel comfortably at 35k/hr on the flat, spinning a 43x18.

Yep, my cadence is 95-100. It took years to get there consistently.

 

[Sharky]

By "faster", do you mean a higher avg mph or a quicker time for a set course? Need to consider the slow sections rather than the fast ones. Get quicker on the hills and you'll improve your avg mph.

 

[dhd.evans]

No problem - let me know

I have quite a collection of them - from experimenting with ratios with the Virtue.

At the momem I only run 36/14 commute and 30/22 off road

Necro-threading - still got that 16t cog?

 

[Threevok]

Necro-threading - still got that 16t cog?

You know, I think I do

PM me your address and I'll mail it to you

Please note though that this is shimano splined - not for a dedicated single speed hub

 

[colly]

By "faster", do you mean a higher avg mph or a quicker time for a set course? Need to consider the slow sections rather than the fast ones. Get quicker on the hills and you'll improve your avg mph.

This is bang on the money. To up your average speed you dont need to worry about your top speed. Concentrate on the sections where you just plod along.
You spend much more time at middling speeds. Very little at what would be your maximum.