Fixed Gear .................What ratio you ride?????

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  • dreamlx10
    dreamlx10 Posts: 235
    I have two fixies
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    Do you live in the US ?
  • dreamlx10
    dreamlx10 Posts: 235
    On a "FIXED" the gear ratio is always referred to in inches, so I ride 68" and 72" !
  • gandhi
    gandhi Posts: 187
    I ride 48*16 to 48*18 (72, 76 and 82), depending on what I'm trying to do. I find the wind hurts me more than the hills.
  • explosifpete
    explosifpete Posts: 1,327
    50-16

    Really fast but its to much for a long ride so i'm gonna get a 18tooth rear.
    http://www.iwaxstudio.co.uk/
  • GarethPJ
    GarethPJ Posts: 295
    Everybody rides what suits them, don't get hung up on what other people ride. The only real solution is to suck it and see.
  • blorg
    blorg Posts: 1,169
    The sort of terrain you will be riding in should also play a big part in your decision. If you are never going to go up a hill no point in having something that you spin out easily on the flat, etc.
  • LeighB
    LeighB Posts: 326
    When deciding on the gearing for my fixe I rode around one of my training loops in one gear on my ‘normal’ bike and then worked out the ratio. Whatever you choose will not be (this is the whole nature of the beast) perfect for all occasions but you must get something you can live with. I used this page on Steve Morris’s site to work out the ratio/sprocket teeth required
    http://www.fixedwheel.co.uk/tech.htm
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/21286698@N06/
  • GarethPJ
    GarethPJ Posts: 295
    Bear in mind that unless you do the same sort of riding on the same terrain all the time you will want to change ratios sometimes. Which is, of course, the perfect excuse for having several bikes. :wink:
  • Dickie
    Dickie Posts: 1,489
    Mid 60"s winter 72" summer

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