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rarman1:
hello fellas,

can anyone tell me if there is a specific reason for choosing certain combinations of sprockets and freewheels, i've been looking through the site but cant work it out in my head, i.e. can you have a 44t sprocket with a 13t freewheel or a 33t sprocket with a 16t freewheel ?

cheers
rob

weston:
you can have any gear ratio, it depends how easy or hard you want to pedal, when you ride a mountain bike or racer you find there are many combo's of gears, some hard & some easy

Rombloke:
you need to end up with what is the equivalent of 44:16
so you need to work to the ratio of 2.75

ie....13(rear)x 2.75=35.75(36 tooth front)

hope this helps

Dave

rarman1:
thank you dave and weston, sorted ;) curious does anyone run a different ratio or according to what they ride i.e ramps, race, street, flatland

rob

theRuler:
i run a lower gearing for flatland. something like 32:16 (or 2:1)

and i know some racers run slightly higher gear for more pace on a track with long straights

you cant go far wrong with 44:16 (2.75:1) as a starting point

its like a pint of lager - suits most (but not all)

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