Single speed gear ratios, what do you find works best

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Single speed gear ratios, what do you find works best
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flag yo13bo
Posted: May 8, 2012 at 17:09 Quote
im trying 25:12 for now to get a bit more clearance for rails and such, its a lot lighter than id usually run thats for sure.
flag tom666
Posted: May 9, 2012 at 1:55 Quote
Can you get an 11t for the rear? That would make it perfect Wink
flag yo13bo
Posted: May 9, 2012 at 1:57 Quote
until i buy a new hub i can only go down to 12t. i was thinking get an ns rotary hub and go down to 23:10, as my sprocket is bent and im borrowing my bmx sprocket.
flag tom666
Posted: May 9, 2012 at 2:04 Quote
23-10 would be sweet.

If you're prepared to do some mods you can run 11t on a cassette hub.
flag yo13bo
Posted: May 9, 2012 at 2:06 Quote
i can buy a profile driver and stick it on my hub and space it out, but i want a hub with wider flanges anyway.
flag Dethklok
Posted: May 9, 2012 at 4:51 Quote
I run 25/10 on my bmx, 18/13 on my 24" trials


Going to try out 25/12 on a street/DJ 26" build...have a feeling its going to be too light tho
flag yo13bo
Posted: May 9, 2012 at 4:52 Quote
go 25:11 or see if you can find a 27t sprocket. if not 28:12 is a little tougher than usual, but it worked well for me.
flag Dethklok
Posted: May 9, 2012 at 4:55 Quote
word thats what I was thinking im gonna have to get a new chainwheel since im running a rear freehub (unless theres a 11t splined cog i dont know about) just sucks since I have a brand new 25t treelite
flag yo13bo
Posted: May 9, 2012 at 4:57 Quote
25:12 is what i have now and its not too bad, if you get really, really thin singlespeed spacers you can run a 11t off a cassette.
flag Dethklok
Posted: May 9, 2012 at 5:00 Quote
well it would be cheaper and I know ppl have done this for years....just seems sketch to me tho...anyone wanna buy a red 25t treelite lol
flag tom666
Posted: May 9, 2012 at 10:55 Quote
Yeah, sell that 25t and get 27t Wink
flag tombarton
Posted: May 13, 2012 at 14:54 Quote
What rear sprocket would go well with a 34t ring on a 26" for commuting and general street riding?
flag djdeibert
Posted: May 13, 2012 at 21:05 Quote
tombarton wrote:
What rear sprocket would go well with a 34t ring on a 26" for commuting and general street riding?

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