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Old school gear ratio advice

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MaD-RoK:
Stick with a 44/16 dude. To go further with less rotations you will find it mega hard on any hills, what you have is a great all rounder. Unless you fit a derailler......  :wtf:

Threaders:
Thanks guys. I will definatly try a different chainring up front, but one thing I still dont get is if I need to go bigger up front, then why have I been advised to change from 44 to 43, surley thats smaller isnt it?? :-[
Your patience and help is very much appreciated :daumenhoch:
I think I saw someone fit a derailler on an old school ride before Id love to try it :D

Gnarlyscoots:
Drop the rear to 14T and run 43T on the front. That will give you less revolutions per inch travelled of the cranks. Also try 180mm crank arms instead of 175mm as Rich says.

If its just riding around that you want and to travel faster, a 24" cruiser is the way forward or live on a hill with a cable car to bring you back up  :LolLolLolLol:

Gnarlyscoots:
Also buddy, if you want to run a 2 step derailleur, you can get one of these, 17T and 18T, they use to use on the 26" Schwinn cruisers and run a 48T on the front  :daumenhoch:

HEYWOOD BMX:
43/14 will be very hard to pedal and you won`t fit a 14T cog on Tuffs.

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