roozor Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 (edited) Basicly, on my echo pure atm i'm running 22 on the front and 18 on the back and it feels like im constant riding through treacle! i have come from a mod though to stock. But other 26inchers have tried my setup and feel it needs to be geared a little easier. So do i... A) swap the front 22 for a 20? or :P swap the rear 18 for a 20? either way, i have NO CLUE what i'm doing/talking about, so someone please advise me, all i wanna do is get is in a slighty easier to pedal gear :P cheers, love you all Alex PPS - forgot to add i'm running 165 cranks, so take this into account :P Edited October 20, 2005 by roozor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 get longer cranks :P that will help. more leverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipkickbs Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 get longer cranks :P that will help. more leverage. i'm pretty sure it would be far cheaper to change the gearing rather than the cranks :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 but they're a weird length for stock...swap with someone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 i'm pretty sure it would be far cheaper to change the gearing rather than the cranks :P but by doing that you will loose power. you will not be able to gap as far etc, ask mark about how much better his bike felt after he changed to 175. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 You could try 22/19 if you want something a touch easier. I think 22/20 would be far too easy :P Play arround with the calculator in my signature :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb88 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I use 22:19 and it feels good. I used to think it was too easy but ive got used to it now. Find it easier for static gaps and taps, but i cant really do rolling gaps anymore as if i get much speed i cant pick up the bike with the cranks. 22:18 should be fine really? just take some getting used to. I went from a mod to a stock aswell, about a month or 2 ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Whack a 19 on the back (Y) Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Whack a 19 on the back (Y) Adam (Y) I already told you this alex, I used to run 165 'burns with 22:19... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 You could try 22/19 if you want something a touch easier. I think 22/20 would be far too easy (Y) Play arround with the calculator in my signature :S I ran 22:20 for a while and it felt nice, I have moved to 20:17 now though and its feels awesome, not too hard so the bike feels light and it still gives enough power on gaps. Thats with 175mm middleburns by the way. I think you should try and swap your cranks for longer ones, 165 on a stock wont give you the power you need for bigger gaps and it feels strange too. (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roozor Posted October 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I ran 22:20 for a while and it felt nice, I have moved to 20:17 now though and its feels awesome, not too hard so the bike feels light and it still gives enough power on gaps. Thats with 175mm middleburns by the way. I think you should try and swap your cranks for longer ones, 165 on a stock wont give you the power you need for bigger gaps and it feels strange too. (Y) i would but no one wants to swap 165's for 175s (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaXsteri Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Will 10mm really make that much difference then? I currently run 170mm rubbish cranks and have the opportunity to get some 170mm 'burns for cheap. Would going to 175mm be that much better and worth hanging on till i can find some or save for a new set? Or will the 5mm difference not be noticable? Sorry for hijacking the thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb88 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Will 10mm really make that much difference then? I currently run 170mm rubbish cranks and have the opportunity to get some 170mm 'burns for cheap. Would going to 175mm be that much better and worth hanging on till i can find some or save for a new set? Or will the 5mm difference not be noticable? Sorry for hijacking the thread I wouldnt bother...i dont notice any difference between 170s and 175s...or 165s really to be honest. Just ride, stop worrying about length of cranks :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I use 165 with 22:19 its great i want a 20tooth though :@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 im running 22:19 .. seems pretty fine for me, street and natural. I dont notice any difference between crank lengths anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaXsteri Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Just ride, stop worrying about length of cranks (Y) Thats generally the notion i was going with :lol: Just was curious thats all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 get some tensiles son, and whack 16:14 on there, its perfecto :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 22-19 should be nice and if thats still to hard go for 20-18 thats more like 16-14 but bit lighter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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