What fixed gearing does Chris Hoy use?

[pjm]

What do you reckon? he appeared to be riding a slightly lower cadence than other riders at a slow pace in the keirin and is then finishing at ~70kph at, what 120 rpm?, so that would mean a 53/11 or so? yikes.

 

[Tim Bennet.]

Hugh Porter said it was 'over 100 inches' but by how much I don't know!

 

[Greenbank]

What do you reckon? he appeared to be riding a slightly lower cadence than other riders at a slow pace in the keirin and is then finishing at ~70kph at, what 120 rpm?, so that would mean a 53/11 or so? yikes.

53/11 at 120rpm on 20mm tyres would be 72.4kph.

That's a 125.9" gear.

 

[dodgy]

But they do way more than 120rpm

 

[MrGrumpy]

What do you reckon? he appeared to be riding a slightly lower cadence than other riders at a slow pace in the keirin and is then finishing at ~70kph at, what 120 rpm?, so that would mean a 53/11 or so? yikes.

safe to say its a big fooker and doubt anyone on here could get it upto that speed even going downhill !!

 

[rustychisel]

Mike Turtur (he oughtta know) said last night he'd been down into the pits and had a look at Hoy's bike. For the sprint it was 52 x 14 = 100".

 

[Greenbank]

Which is just over 150rpm at 70kph.

 

[rootes]

either way man hoy is an animal!

 

[urbanfatboy]

i read, that it was 'about the same as (top gear) 10th' on your old racer