forteh Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 (edited) Sorry about the stupid question :$ Ive used the search and come to the conclusion that common gearing for stock is 1.125:1 (18/16) or 1.2:1 (18/15), Im currently running 20/16 with 165 cranks Ive used this gearing for ever and never really used much else in the last 6 years (probably through ignorance), however Ive always been shite at gapping, particularly from static Would dropping the gearing make gapping further easier? Im figuring it would as with the current gearing I dont think Im accelerating the cranks fast enough to get enough forward motion before I take off; or am I just being a big girl and need to learn the technique better? My next question is should I get a larger 17t king cog on the rear (20/17 = 1.17:1) or should I keep my 16t king cog and buy the cloud9 bash and 18t ring from heatsink and shed a bit more weight? For reference Im 5'8" 11 stone and faily slim build, got plenty of slow strength but not so much explosive power if that makes sense. Edited March 13, 2008 by forteh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I went from 20/16 down to 18/16and my gapping improved and my ability to climb,so i'd say stick with the 16t cog on the back and go 18t up front.and if i were you, i would get longer cranksso you get more leveragewhich may mean EVEN better gapping IMO.Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I went from 20/16 down to 18/16and my gapping improved and my ability to climb,so i'd say stick with the 16t cog on the back and go 18t up front.and if i were you, i would get longer cranksso you get more leveragewhich may mean EVEN better gapping IMO.♠BenGuess Ill have to be throwing some money at heatsink again then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 If you can't get what you want on HeatSinkwww.trials-uk.co.ukwww.tartybikes.co.ukBen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 If you can't get what you want on HeatSinkwww.trials-uk.co.ukwww.tartybikes.co.ukBenIf heatsink dont have any to hand then I shall go to trials-uk, tarty dont do the cloud9 and thats my only option to run 18t front.Cheers for the heads up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Pretty sure Steve has a few in stockI got mine through in the post today and would definitely recommend getting your mitts on one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 (edited) Pretty sure Steve has a few in stockI got mine through in the post today and would definitely recommend getting your mitts on one Im expecting some cnc reds through the post from steve tomorrow, I shall have to dig out me switch card again, get paid on thursday wooo Edited March 14, 2008 by forteh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZHI_Chris Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I used to use 18:16 16:14 20:17, and now I am using 18:15. In my opinion, 18:15 is the best choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I used to use 18:16 16:14 20:17, and now I am using 18:15. In my opinion, 18:15 is the best choice.As Im 'finding' my trials legs again Ill try the lighter gearing and perhaps put a 15t on the rear when I can pull the harder ratio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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