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Punkawallah

Veteran
Out of interest how hilly is hilly and what's your lowest gear ratio?

‘Gear inches’ might be more useful - tyre and wheel size vary the ‘effective gearing’.
For instance, my 34t front & 28t rear give a lowest figure of 28 gear inches for a 622mm rim and 28mm tyre, but 29 gear inches for a 630mm rim and 28mm tyre.
 

Dadam

Veteran
Location
SW Leeds
Not more useful to me in this context. I can well understand the effect of a gear ratio by comparing to my bikes, all of which are 622 rims. Gear inches on the other hand mean nothing to me. Yes I know what it's supposed to represent, but I've not ridden anything with a fixed wheel since I was 3 so it's a meaningless number.
 

Punkawallah

Veteran
Not more useful to me in this context. I can well understand the effect of a gear ratio by comparing to my bikes, all of which are 622 rims. Gear inches on the other hand mean nothing to me. Yes I know what it's supposed to represent, but I've not ridden anything with a fixed wheel since I was 3 so it's a meaningless number.

Whatever floats your boat.
 
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