|   Gear Ratios | sievers11
Jan 22, 2004 8:13 AM | | I have a 48/16 with 170mm cranks and 700x21 tubulars. That is a 78 inch gear. Putting me at 18-19 mph at 80 rpm.
I am just curious what others are using on their fixie. This ususally puts me in a mashing situaltion on hills but I like the extra speed on the flats and downhill. |
| re: Gear Ratios | stratoshark
Jan 23, 2004 6:02 AM | | I run 45/16 and am considering a 17 cog. I grunt up some of the hills but the combination works well on 95% of my routes. |
| 48/16/170mm cranks/700x23c tires (nm) | cmgauch
Jan 23, 2004 7:29 AM | | |
| 42x16, 170mm cranks, 700x25 tires. (nm) | jtferraro
Jan 23, 2004 7:46 AM | | |
| 49x19, 165mm cranks, 23x700c tubulars.... (nm) | rcmann
Jan 23, 2004 8:24 AM | | |
| 39x16, 165mm, 700x25c (nm) | soulFixed
Jan 23, 2004 8:52 AM | | |
| 44/18 170mm 700x26 nm | PdxMark
Jan 23, 2004 9:28 AM | | |
| 42/16; 175mm cranks; 700x25 (nm) | Starliner
Jan 23, 2004 10:23 AM | | |
| 48/16/170mm cranks/700x23c tires - me too (nm)" | Macho Man Savage
Jan 23, 2004 10:45 AM | | |
| 42/18, 170mm, 700x32 cross tires (nm) | Alex-in-Evanston
Jan 23, 2004 11:14 AM | | |
| 42x16 - 26mm OR 42x18 - 35mm, both w/ 175's | pauly
Jan 23, 2004 12:02 PM | | nm |
| 44x16, 6' tall w/170mm cranks, but | Straightblock
Jan 23, 2004 1:35 PM | | I'm going to switch to a 42 or a 17 for a while until I ride back into spring fitness. Tires are 700x23, 25's won't clear the fork crown. |
| 42x16 fixed/170 mm cranks/27"x1 1/4" tires nm | OverStuffed
Jan 23, 2004 2:13 PM | | |
| 43/16-14 FlipFlop 170mm | NoCoasting
Jan 23, 2004 4:40 PM | | I'm running the 16 tooth side this winter because I thought it would help increase my cadence but I just can't seem to consistently pedal faster than 90-100 rpm so basically I just go slower. I guess 90-100 is my comfort zone. If I put a bigger cog on, I'd go slower still. What's up with that? |
| 46x18, 175mm cranks, 700x23 tires. | scrublover
Jan 23, 2004 4:53 PM | | with 40, 42, 44, and 48 generic unramped rings....
and 14, 15, 16, and 17 tooth cogs waiting in the wings to poay around with gearing as i (hopefully) grow stronger with the fixie love.
good so far, but i've only done some long rolling hills; no steepy stuff just yet. we shall see. |
| 42x15/17 flip flop[17 winter]; 172.5; 700x25 | Overhill
Jan 23, 2004 5:00 PM | | |
| 45x17, 170, 23c 42 x 16 ,170, 23c 39 x 16, 170, 32c nm | Dave Hickey
Jan 23, 2004 5:09 PM | | |
| re: Gear Ratios | ukiahb
Jan 23, 2004 8:41 PM | | 44x17, 170mm, 27x1 1/8 |
| 45/16 fixed, 42/18 free | Dave_Stohler
Jan 23, 2004 11:13 PM | | My Fixte/SS is a dual-purpose bike for me: I can run on the canal MUT in fixed mode, or flip it over for around-the-area riding (traffic, decent hills). I use Armadillo Nimbus tires in 38 width-not much drag when they are at 90 psig, but they can be lowered for better ride. My 2-ring setup gives me a perfect chainline either side on a no-dish flip-flop wheel. The larger ring is in the inner position, and the axle sits only about 1/16" apart in the dropouts. |
| re: Gear Ratios | Welshboy
Jan 24, 2004 12:56 AM | | 49x18 = 73.5" which is just a bit too heavy for the fairly hilly area where I live (South Wales).
Because I'm using a modified road bike then I haven't got a lot of adjustment in the dropouts so I can't lower down to 72". The next workable gear is something like a 69" which is too low for the downhills for me (I'm not the greatest spinner but I am getting better). |
| 42/16(fixed) 42/17(free) 170mm 700c-28mm (nm) | ss-nyc
Jan 24, 2004 7:09 AM | | |
| 45*19 with 170 mm cranks and 700*25c tires | scabber
Jan 24, 2004 5:25 PM | | gets the track spin back in form! |
| 39/16 fixed 700cx32 [nm] 63 gear inches. | PaulNYC
Jan 25, 2004 8:41 AM | | |
| 46/15 165mm 700x23 | trackmike
Jan 25, 2004 9:59 AM | | i'm surprised i'm the only one with short cranks. my bike has such steep geometry i think if i ran 175's i'd be kicking the front hub. haha. |
| 42X15, 170 mm cranks, 700-28 front, 700-32 rear . nm | dzrider
Jan 26, 2004 3:36 PM | | |
| re: Gear Ratios | cph_fxt
Feb 1, 2004 9:48 AM | | well, in the old days you could race timetrials on fixed . everybody did the same gear 48x18, it was called middlegear. they might be crusty, but the old guys are actually on to something here. i really like it - perfect for my city - copenhagen. 48x18 170mm 700c x 25mm |
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