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Hi,
Sid from cali here. Im *brand new to fixed gear riding. (*I had a fixed beach
cruiser...). I just picked up a fixed gear conversion 10 spd from ebay. and I
was
wondering how to measure or do the math to make the gear ratios make sense.
Here
in San Diego the entire city is divided up by canyons, meaning anywhere you go
is
down then up an canyon. The bike I bought is "12x42x170mm" which I read as 12
tooth hub, 42 tooth sprocket, 170mm crank... and thats all I can get from those
numbers. I dont know what they mean in terms of riding/spinning down hill.
any help would be great
thanks
-sid




Thu Oct 2, 2003 11:24 pm

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Hi, Sid from cali here. Im *brand new to fixed gear riding. (*I had a fixed beach cruiser...). I just picked up a fixed gear conversion 10 spd from ebay....
stimutax67
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Oct 2, 2003
11:24 pm

heh I just read a post about 65mm vs 170mm and it helped with a few of the other questions I had. but Im still not sure about the rideability ... Here...
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Oct 2, 2003
11:30 pm

42 x 12 is 94.5 inches. that's pretty steep for road riding. you may want to switch the cog to something larger, 15 or so. crank length is not a factor when...
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