justfuzzit Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 I am probobly going to go with truvativ haussfelt or shimano saint cranks. They have spiders, so the smallest ring i can go with is a 22 in the front.What should I be riding in the back? like an 18? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robwalker Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Yeah im running 22 18 and i think alot others run it, ive always found it perfect. Alothough i have known of someto run 22 20. But yeah your best bet is to go 22 18.Oh and why post in NMC when you a member Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justfuzzit Posted July 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Cause it was a stupid question lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbtrialer Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Yeah im running 22 18 and i think alot others run it, ive always found it perfect. Alothough i have known of someto run 22 20. But yeah your best bet is to go 22 18.Oh and why post in NMC when you a member Im running 22-16 could you tell my if this is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robwalker Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Its not 'bad', there is no exact gear ratio that everyone must have because thats the way it is... It varies for many people. 22 18 suits alot of people, but say for example you have very powerful legs so you would need a harder ration, say 22 16, or vice versa, if you found it too hard to pedal then you may want to try something a bit easier like 22 20. At the end of the day its all down to personal preference, 22 18 seems to be a popular one but your probaly better off just trying out a load of ratios and see what suits you best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lardo_69 Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 i am building a mod bike at the moment(got all bits just waiting for frame), and by no choice of my own i am going 24 20 what do you guys think to this? (i would go lower but cant) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 That's a big old chainring for a Mod! I think mine is 18 15 which works out at exactly the same ratio as 24 20 though so should be fine!Oh and Justfuzzit, you should post stupid questions in the members section so we can all poke fun, we have to get our amusement somehow Davey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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