Gear Ratios....What gear ratio are you riding with?



I'm currently riding with a gear ratio of 2.7 according to Sheldon Brown's fixed-gear calculator.

I have a 46 in the front and a 17 rear cog, I like it for around the city but its a little hard for me to skid and do more flatland stuff...

Anyone have any recommendations for a good setup for more flatland riding?

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Permalink Reply by Stu loves 27" on July 23, 2008 at 12:44pm
gain ratio or just gear ratio?
also- development is the one that matters.

at any time i'm running some combo of 40t or 48t x 13t, 16t, or 17t.
depends what i'm planning on needing.

usually my gain falls around 5-6.

unfortunately, i dont have the right combo to run 6.2 gain without only having 1 skid pad!
Permalink Reply by Luke on July 23, 2008 at 12:46pm
I rode a 40/18 for a bit but I couldn't get any speed so I have just recently switched out the 18 for a 15.

It’s a bit quicker now and just what I was looking for. I still may up the front to a 42 but I have not decided yet. Go ebay for cheap cogs.
Permalink Reply by MWA on July 24, 2008 at 5:18pm
I started with a 48/16, which as a tiny little dude was a bit much for me. Then I swtiched to a 46/16 and it was quite a bit better but still hard for me to lock in the skids sometimes. Now I'm riding the 44/16 and skids just lock right in but i am finding that it's a little slow for me sometimes. I guess its all about what you're looking for at the time. Somedays you want to go fast and others you want to flatland.
Permalink Reply by chris on July 24, 2008 at 9:53pm
52-20bur ill lower it cause i have to lean all the way to the front to skid
Permalink Reply by Fixed Gear Republic on August 2, 2008 at 9:49am
Thanks for the advice, decided I'm going to stick with what I'm using now, don't have money to switch it up and beginning to get used to my set up.
Permalink Reply by Reb on September 1, 2008 at 11:51am
I run 44:18, which is pretty good for SLO since we have a lot of hills. I can skid ok at lower speeds, but not at high speeds. My brother, who lives in the flat apocalypse of LA uses a 16:48, which works well for him.
Reb
Permalink Reply by Jeff on September 2, 2008 at 12:46pm
I run 49 x 17 right now. Seems to work fine here in South East Michigan.
Permalink Reply by Giuseppe on September 3, 2008 at 12:11pm
52x18 It may not always be the best ratio, but I'm so used to it that its beside the point. Plus people are always saying "damn, what a huge chainring" and stuff, which is fun.
Permalink Reply by Branden on September 3, 2008 at 6:01pm
42 x 14. but heading into the city (S.F.) works me too much. I got a 16 today, will put it on when go over there. Out in the east bay, 42 x 14 is good. It is flat, I can skid it, and race the cars down the arterial expressways and not spin out too bad
Permalink Reply by John Paul Thurlow on September 4, 2008 at 12:09pm
42 x 15 = Gear ratio of 2.8, Gain ratio of 5.9 - Perfect for mostly level inner city use.

In my opinion, a smallish chain ring with a sprocket no larger in diameter than the rear hub is the most aesthetically pleasing combination - it keeps the side-on silhouette uncluttered.
Permalink Reply by Bob Motown on September 5, 2008 at 12:49am
46:16 or 44:16
I used to ride my BMX with 44:16 and was quite comfortable, so i figured i'd start there when i started riding fixed. So far so good. I've heard larger rear cogs help you get more pop when your trying to wheelie and stuff
Permalink Reply by Gary on September 5, 2008 at 8:01pm
I have a 48 x 17 on the bike now, back "in the day" a 50x16 was used on flatland and a 50x18 was used when climbing in the foothills with a Suntour dual sprocket hub. I personally like the larger chainring in front, my feeling is that 'grunt' should have to be used after trackstanding through a traffic light.

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