Bmx Gearing

[Joe O'Connor]

Hey,

Im doing a temporary fix on my BMX until I get a new trials bike so then I can get a new BMX bike.

I got a new front chain ring because it was way to hard to pedal (1:3 ratio), without thinking about ratio's I brought a much smaller one and its going to be about 1:1.5 gear ratio.

Which is going to be the complete opposite of what Ive got now! haha.

But what I mainly want to know is, what is the best BMX gear ratio?

So this way when I get a better BMX I can get the best gearing possible. (I'll be doing street and some park riding mostly).

Thanks,

Joe

[AlexxRogers]

The standard is having a 9 tooth on the rear and 25 tooth on the front.

[Sam Styles]

The standard is having a 9 tooth on the rear and 25 tooth on the front.

+1

or if you need more speed, possibly 30-10 or 25-8

[Mark W]

Or 28:9. Standard ratios are 33:12, 30:11, 28:10, 25:9 and 22 or 23:8. If you want to make it harder, it's easier to do that on the front as you have a bit more control over it (Each change of tooth on the rear is the equivalent of changing 3 teeth on the front, so if you do it the other way round you can get a bit more precise).

[Joe O'Connor]

Hey guys thanks heaps.

The bike originally had 39 on the from (no idea why) and 15 or 14 on the rear.

Now Ive got a 23 for the front!

[josh barker]

on my redline link 5.1, i had 25 front and 10 on back seemed alright for various types of riding.

[Leistonbmx]

The standard is having a 9 tooth on the rear and 25 tooth on the front.

I wish it wasn't. Smaller bearings in drivers? No thanks.

[forteh]

I remember when all you could get was 44:16 or variations of a theme

I think I have 38:16 on my sta.