Re: [CR]fixed gear gearing?

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From: "Stephen Barner" <steve@sburl.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]fixed gear gearing?
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 07:59:27 -0500


My Raleigh Pro Track came stock with 48 x 14 in 1973, and that's what I rode for many years, sometimes starting out the season with a 16. Last year I switched to the 16, but in light of these posts, I think I might try an 18. The hills here are a bit steep for a 16.

48 x 16 makes it pretty hard to stop without a front brake, and I'm too cheap to skid sewups on a regular basis.

Steve Barner, Bolton, Vermont


----- Original Message -----


> In this recent thread regarding stopping fixed gear bikes several people

\r?\n> have mentioned their choice of gearing for road use. It sounds like

\r?\n> everyone is using a higher gear then me. I started using a fixed wheel

\r?\n> for road riding in about 1973. The old timers that coached us advocated

\r?\n> a 63" gear (42x18). I've stuck with that through my 14 year racing

\r?\n> career and the 16 years since. What do you guys ride?

\r?\n>

\r?\n> Jamie Swan - Northport, N.Y.