12-01-2006, 07:45 AM
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| Guest | Re: OT: I Fixed That Bike
Mark Hickey wrote:
> "JD" <dij@usafcct.com> wrote:
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> >Scott Gordo wrote:
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> >> 39x16?
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> >42x15, soon to be 42x15. I wanna give the GRS brigade something to
> >chase in the flats.
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> That's not gearing...
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> http:///www.habcycles.com/fixie.jpg
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> Now THAT'S gearing... (52 x 16)
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> Mark Hickey
> Habanero Cycles
> http://www.habcycles.com
> Home of the $795 ti frame
Lookie there! A downhill-specific bike without any suspension!
Just kidding. 49x17 street is plenty for me -- my legs are getting
huge, as in bulky (the burgers, Twinkies, and beer diet probably isn't
helping....) I just picked up a 42 for my other fixie with a 16 in the
back.
Using Sheldon's gear calculator, and assuming that JD's Schwinn has
175's, that's 75.6 gear inches. That's almost exactly equivanlent to my
49x17.
Hey JD, if you are running 175's, be careful in them turns. I think
those old Schwinns have low bb's, and those old rattraps (or are they
Shimano bmx pedals in the pic) won't help much with your clearance.
Weee!
/s
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