thornabytrials.co.uk Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 as above cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Yep, 98% of us ride with 18:12. (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 I did run 18/12 (with 158mm cranks) but the other week I got really pissed off with not getting fast enough drive for certain moves. So I changed to a 13t cog on my profile and things are waaaay better now :- The quicker drive feels so much nicer and I am very pleased I changed so far... (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 18 : 12 (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 13/18 with 165 cranks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megamomac Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 18:12 175mm cranks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thornabytrials.co.uk Posted May 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 so putting a 13 on the back instead of a 12 will make it a little stiffer?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 I did run 18/12 (with 158mm cranks) but the other week I got really pissed off with not getting fast enough drive for certain moves. So I changed to a 13t cog on my profile and things are waaaay better now :) The quicker drive feels so much nicer and I am very pleased I changed so far... :( ← Don't listen to Tic, unless you too are of Hobbit proportions! I have almost always run 18:12 with 158's and if it's good enough for Ot and Cesar it's good enogh for me! Had a short stint with 20:13 with 158's but only to try sort out my chain length in the absence of a half link. 18:12's always given me enough power to backwheel big stuff (~48") and pedal gap 10ft plus. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thornabytrials.co.uk Posted May 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 just at the min it feels strage, i didnt ride for a year not started again but on a mod rather than a stock. gapping feels really weird. like not enough power, when i do gap it seems to flick and when i make it im to steep to keep up on it lol. taking some getting used to :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomN Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 18/12 is what most mod riders will have, my mate had that ratio but he got a bmx hub which came with a 13T so he used that instead and first on it was well nice, he has a T-pro 04 and Monty cranks :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urpedigreechumdog Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 gapping feels really weird. like not enough power, when i do gap it seems to flick and when i make it im to steep to keep up on it lol. ← That's how it feels when i go on my mates mod and when i had my own mod, get 175's with 18:12 and you should be ok, but everyone knows that stocks are better anyway :(" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<scruff> Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 yeah 18:12 all the way. with 175mm cranks. bit more leverage :) scruff :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 like not enough power, when i do gap it seems to flick and when i make it im to steep to keep up on it lol. taking some getting used to :( ← You DEFINITELY don't want 13t at the rear then. Try getting used to it - a small chenge in technique will help a lot. Jump your body more, use spring rather than trying to 'pedal' yourself across the gap :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 i use 22:16 with 170 cranks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PythonRider Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 24:16....Which is 18:12. 165mm Cranks, and is fine for me :( Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corish Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 18:12 158 Monty Cranks. I like it on the Monty. I doubt I'd like it on a longer bike. corish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai the Socket Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Yep, 98% of us ride with 18:12. :( ← I'm in the 2%, Woo! I did run 18/12 (with 158mm cranks) but the other week I got really pissed off with not getting fast enough drive for certain moves. So I changed to a 13t cog on my profile and things are waaaay better now :) The quicker drive feels so much nicer and I am very pleased I changed so far... :) ← Exactly the same as me. I used to run 18:12 on my Python, with 158mm cranks, but it was just too hard. So i took a gambel of £20 and got a 13t rear cog. And it's truely awesome. I love it to bits. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikenipple Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 I'm running 22f:18r on whatever length Truvativ Hussefelts are.. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 I did run 18/12 (with 158mm cranks) but the other week I got really pissed off with not getting fast enough drive for certain moves. So I changed to a 13t cog on my profile and things are waaaay better now (Y) The quicker drive feels so much nicer and I am very pleased I changed so far... (Y) ← You want longer cranks :) All the power of 18:12, but it's easier to get to with more leverage. So you've still got the power of 18:12 without limiting yourself to 18:13 ;) I've got the 175mm version Tensiles on my T-Pro and it really sexes me up. Power moves are about a katrillion times easier, and everything else is just dandy. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 You want longer cranks (Y) All the power of 18:12, but it's easier to get to with more leverage. So you've still got the power of 18:12 without limiting yourself to 18:13 (Y) I've got the 175mm version Tensiles on my T-Pro and it really sexes me up. Power moves are about a katrillion times easier, and everything else is just dandy. Mark ← Why is going for a bigger cog on the back limiting me? To be honest its helped loads. I am now able to run a tight chain without my wheel being right back in the drop outs, I am also able to set the brake up without the pad being really close to the tyre due to this better wheel position... If I change to longer cranks I always have the barely used 12t cog sat in the tool box spare and at the end of the day this cog cost me peanuts 2nd hand off a local (Cheers Fred ;) ) Instead of going for a longer crank with more leverage I have gone for a larger cog making it easyer to pedal, this makes the same difference really :)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thornabytrials.co.uk Posted May 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 so what size cranks are standard on the T Pro 05? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 160, I believe? Or the 158-160mm mark anyway, 'cos the last pair of Musclemans I had said "160" on the side... Tic - what I meant is that with the 18:12 gearing, I've still got that much power available to me. However, if I had 18:13 gearing, there wouldn't be the same power... to think of it another way, you can go faster in 5th gear than you can in 1st, yeah? Basically, I'm keeping it in fifth, but with the longer cranks, it feels like first (Y) So you get shitloads of power, with a bit extra, if you see what I mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 I run 18:12 with echo cranks. I did use 22:12 at one point. It was nice for traveling from place to place. But it just felt hard work in certain areas of my riding. I liked it for back wheeling as i found i could hurl myself at walls with loads of speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardman Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 I used to ride 20:13 when I had middleburns Then I ran 18:13 while I was waiting for a 12tooth cog Now I run 18:12 The best has to be either 20:13 or 18:12 18:13 is too easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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