bousfield19 Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 hi everyone i am running a gear ratio of 16t front freewheel and 12t rear fixed on my 26" at the moment and really like it the only problem is i need to replace my worn acs freewheel and all i can get is the same freewheel in 16t.i have been offered an 18t eno for cheap and was wandering what size cog to go for on the rear i think it needs to be either a 13t of a 14t as i have ridden my friends set up with 18 15 and its to easy for mecan anyone help me decide which one i would be better off with(closest to what i am running currently) as i am a little stuckthanks in advancejamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 18-15 is considered a harder gear ratio. if you were to get the ENO and you wanted to have a harder ratio than 18-15, 18-14 would be the way to do it. But its a really heavy gearing. its probably worth trying 18-15 because you can do so much more with an easier gear and it benefits with things like gaps and sidehops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Tensile do a 16t freewheel and there quality freewheels and cheap. If you got the eno i think youll be looking at a 14 on rear, what ever gearing you get even if it feels weird at first you get ust to and just feels normal afterwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bousfield19 Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 i spoke to tarty a few weeks ago and they said that the tensile freewheel is still in testing as wernt happy with it. that is why i am after trying something different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravemonkey Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 A ratio of 16tooth front cog, to 12tooth rear cog would give you 34.7 gear inches.In an attempt to replicate this, i tried 18:13 and 18:14....18:14= 33.4 GI18:13= 36GIAs you can see they're both equi-distance from the first ration figure.So, you have to really decide whther you want a a slightly harder, or easier gear ratio than the one you're currently using.The only combinations that match your current is: 20:15 and 24:18I used the following website for my information: http://www.hostelshoppe.com/tech_gearcalc.phpMaybe worth putting the above website in the wiki? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Looks like you've said everything that can be said! Nice one for the concise accurate reply dude!Also, i would go for the slightly easier ratio if it were me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bousfield19 Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 thanks for all the help mate, i think i might go for the 18:14 then by the looks of it. thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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