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Ok with a 15 t Freewheel??
Jon The Bassist:
You should be careful if you're riding those high gears. If you are very fast/strong/smooth it is possible. From a standing start you'll be putting a lot of force through your knees so you really don't want to put any lateral forces on your knees (eg if you're form isn't great).
brettypeeps:
I agree with Jon it is some big gearing. I would normally expect 40/15 or 39/15
sam hudson:
--- Quote from: bof on October 11, 2010, 08:14 PM ---I think I have a 15t sprocket , you can have it if you want it , You need a diferent size extractor for the smaller side of the flip flop hub
I have just checked and I do have a 15 tooth sprocket acs claws. I ran this for a half season with a 1/8th chain with no problems ,
LMK if you want it. :)
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:daumenhoch: Cheers bof, I'd love to take it off your hands. I'll PM you with my details.
As for it being a big gear, according to the gear chart a 44/16 gives 53.6 9(Ft??) in a rotation and the 28/9 that I tried gives 60.7, so i want something a bit higher than 53.9 but less than the 'treacle' gear of 60.7 so 44/15 gives 57.2 which is bang in the middle...is that not so??? ??? Its not intended to get me out of the gate fast just to give me a bit more momentum as I seem to be be spinning out too much for the track that I ride.
It'll be interesting anyway and I'll report back if my knees pop off half way around ;D
sam hudson:
Just like to give a big thumbs up to bof who gave me his 15t claw and wouldnt accept any £ not even for postage! What a star :4_17_5:
Cheers bof :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
I tried the new gearing 44/15 on saturday and it was brilliant. It was raining and the track was gloopy so I didn't get the best run but the difference was amazing. It wasn't too hard to get off the mark and I wasnt spinning out like a nutter when I got speed up.
My knees stayed on my legs but my thighs were burning like a MoFo ;D
Cheers all for your advice and thanks again to bof ;)
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