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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: bmx xxx on November 14, 2011, 08:04 PM
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ok putting my rider crusier together,
just wondering whats the best gearing?
its a 24" wheels.
cheers gary
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My Floval Flyer was 39-17 out of the box. but a bit too spinny, I changed it for 42-17 as I only rode it on the road.
Somewhere between those, depending on what you are doing with it.
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My Floval Flyer was 39-17 out of the box. but a bit too spinny, I changed it for 42-17 as I only rode it on the road.
Somewhere between those, depending on what you are doing with it.
cheers dude, think ive got a chainwheel 43 / 16?
hows that or do i have to find some other sizes?
cheers
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The standard gearing is 42-18 if yo are going to race it.
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have a look here
http://www.bmxultra.com/downloads/flash/gearchart.htm (http://www.bmxultra.com/downloads/flash/gearchart.htm)
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Using 44/16 on a 20" as a starting point the nearest gearing for a 24" is 39/17 (a little bit harder) or 41/18 (a little bit easier).
Using 43/16 on a 20" as a starting point the nearest gearing for a 24" is 38/17 (a little bit harder) or 40/18 (a little bit easier).
Running 43/16 on a cruiser is equivalent to running about 51/16 on a 20" - thats extremly hard gearing.
If you want to run 16T on the back of a cruiser and get the equivalent to 44/16 on a 20", you need either a 36 (a little bit easier) or a 37 (a little bit harder).
I hope that make sense :daumenhoch:
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I ran 34/15 on mine after trying 37/16 then 36/16, I found 34/15 was quick acceleration but still enough meat for the big jumps.
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41/18 used to be standard, as James said it feels a tiny bit easier than 44/16 on a 20" but spins nicely and was what I used exclusively bitd once I'd got past about 14 years old.
39/17 is closest but is more of a New School gearing.
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just found a shimano 17 tooth freewheel.
so will source a new chainwheel.
cheers for your helps
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i've tried 41/18 and 42/18 and find the latter works best for me (42/18) :daumenhoch: