[Closed] Another new-to-singlespeed thread

Welcome to the freak club that is SS. 32:16 here aka 2:1 as you run.

Had 32:18 on the TD-1 for HTN, which is about the same that you're running.

I have 32:17 on my Inbred, cos of the big hills up here 😉

My Kona SS is 34:20, the old 1980's Raleigh and the Pompino SS's are both on 42:18.

32:16 and quite hilly.

37:16 here you big poofs

😉

ow me knees

32:16 only had it about a week and the burning curve is well steep.

Tried 32:16, tried 32:18 but its 32:17 for me!

34:16 summer
34:18 winter

souf east riding mostly

34:16 normally but I'm dropping to a very ladylike 32:18 for the keilder 100.

Obviously I could handle the bigger gear but I'm worried about the bike.

No willy waving yet? 😉

edit: oh sorry, missed terrahawk's post. Good lad!

Right then:

44:16 on my fixed cross bike
38:16 on my humuhumu
50:16 on my track bike.

32:16 but i'm 18st so the small hills down here in the south seem a lot bigger to me 🙄

I'm a very high cadence rider so 32:16-32:18 on a 26er and 33:19 or 33:20 on my 29er with an rotor ring to get even more spin*

*think hamster on amphetamines

I'm running 32:16 on mt mountain bike one, only had it since May so this off road SS'ing is new to me.

On my Plug I'm running 42:16, don't get too sweaty on the way into work that way 😆

42:16 on my commuter. i walk up the 1 in 10 hill to work 😉 but kazoooom back down it at the end of the day.

Boring 32:16 on my Explosif when I can be bother to drag out from its hiding place at the back of the garage !

32:16 on my 2 (including the one I used at Kielder last year, Samuri...)
and something****ingridiculous:16 on the Tandem of Doom. I see the ratio as being the least of my problems.

32:18 on my inbred

but its kinda hilly here in Norway 😉

34/17 on my Cotic, 42/16 on my Plug 🙂

50:16 on my track bike

which track? Calshot? 😉

36:16 here

useing 32 . 15 at the moment but its to slow so time fora rethink

32:16 on the 26er and 36:20 on the 29er

I now go up hills literally twice as fast as I used to. Trouble is, I can only do one little climb and thats me goosed for the rest of the ride

32:18 on my pipedream,pretty hilly around huddersfield though.

32:18 (and I beat you at Kielder Mr Sparkle - admittedly by a few seconds but a beating is a beating) 😀

33:18 here. We have a few hills and I need to spin 'cause I'm a weak-legged fanny-spined jeyboy.

32:17 on the Inbred
48:21 fixed on the Pomps
Hair:Face ratio = work in progress... 😉

32:18 on my sanderson there be hills in them woodz in brizzol

I'm a very high cadence rider so 32:16-32:18 on a 26er and 33:19 or 33:20 on my 29er with an rotor ring to get even more spin*

*think hamster on amphetamines

What tensioner are you running?

I'm on 32:18 on my 29er

34:18 26er
32:18 29er

[i]which track? Calshot? [/i]

I bet I couldn't ride it round there, it's got crazy banking!

Genuine question - how often do you ride geared bikes compared to ss?

I want to ride more ss, really do struggle and I'm using 32:18 in the South. 😳 Do I really need to stop riding with gears to improve a wee bit?

In the past I've found that if I didn't ride the ss for weeks on end, I went back to square one, ie really rubbish.

[i]Do I really need to stop riding with gears to improve a wee bit?[/i]

yea, it's a different technique, more out of the saddle than with an MTB off road, more akin to a road bike i always think

MTB 38:20
Fixed road 42:16
s/s road 44:16 (too high for me but I'd run of of 'magic gear' ring/cog options)

.I have been running 40:16 for blasts around flattish areas with a few sharp shortish hills, I was surprised how do-able it was.

Back to 32:16 now for SSUK.. slightly higher inches cos I'm on 650B wheels though.

I'm a skinny ****er though, so the hills aren't a major bother as long as momentum is maintained (alas not always possible in techy climbs)

Riding SS you really have to 'attack' hills (I know that aint a well loved phrase here but it's the best explanation...) If you don't hammer it right away from the bottom of the hill it's only gonna get harder! 😮

Thanks. 8)

In other words - MTFU. 🙄

all iv ridden for the last 3 years is ss now the only bike i have with gears is my commuter dont really like the idea of it but its the best option for all out speed over time.
off rd iv nothing but the ss

which track? Calshot?

I bet I couldn't ride it round there, it's got crazy banking!

just wondered why your track bike has a lower gear than the hire bikes at Manchester

you must have excellent "supplesse" 😉

doh! sorry, I'm not with it tonight. 56:16

barred from the SQT's then!

you must be one of the taster terrors 😉

fat bloke down south...32-16 no probs in winter - gears in summer to keep up with my weight on the downs 😆

skinny lady oop north - well manchester, so fairly oop north - 32:20 on my 29er. I can spin faster than Mr S, which is just as well cos he runs 32:18 on his 29er, but this means a leveller playing field than ususal, but I still can't beat him...damn it!

[i]barred from the SQT's then![/i]

SSSHHH!! Don't tell them! I need to gear it down to be honest, it's hard work getting up to speed sometimes and I'm not convinced it provides me any real advantage against the properly quick lads.

more akin to a road bike i always think

44/20 offroad

32:18 fixed Voodoo Wanga which i've just ridden the sleepless on,
32:20 Singular Swift 29er,
42:18 Kona Humu and
44:18 fixed Trek Oclv 5500

and i live at the edge of the peak hills tend not to be a problem finding 🙂