32 Oval ..married to 11-47 cassette..
28t on a 29er..........with a 15t on the back.
29er HT, I have a 32 front and using a 36/11 10sp block as it was cheap when building the bike, I find that anything I can't ride is stuff that everyone else pushes their bike up
34 on an Eagle drivetrain
Average ride is around 25-40km with approx. 1000 metres of climbing.
32t oval with 11-42t 10sp on Nukeproof Mega TR 26" wheel.
Have found this a bit easier and less work than the previous 2x with 36/24t & 11-36t as always felt I wanted to be between ratios.
Oh and mainly use it round Cannock.
36 x 20 Oval SS 29er so that I can then go
36 x 16 Rohloff 29er when needs be.
28t chainring
11-42 cassette
650b wheels
30t chainring on BCD 104 crank with a 10/42 cassette. Sram GX 11 speed
[url= http://www.gear-calculator.com ]This[/url] compares two gear setupsquite nicely.
31.5, I really must change it!
34T 1x11 (10-42)
36T 1x12 (10-50)
both 650b
Average 2-3 hour rides with 600-1000 meters climbing
34 with a 11-30 road cassette on my carbon hard tail
30 with 12-34 on steel hardtail mud plugger
(Looking at the posts above I must like pushing big gears or something!)
One note of caution - I find that 30t rings seem to wear very quickly -
tried 32t, no top end 11t
went up to 36t, top end bearable, but the 32t cassette made steep/slippy/techy climbing too much hard work.
did it for 6mths, but now back on a 2x setup, rather that than a silly cassette
edit: 26", 9spd, bit of everything offroad bike.
32 wonky x 18 = single speed
34 x 11-42 = Hardcore ("You know the score,Rhymes so quick I deserve an award...") Hardtail.
Both 29er cos big weelz rool.
DrP
32 on my 27.5 bike
34 on my 26er, and the wife's
32 because 16 is too low and 64 too high - and a number which isn't a power of two would frankly be downright weird.
30x36, 26" for local (Notts) trails
30x42, 27.5" for Peaks, Lakes etc
32x32, 26" for winter/papershop bike
32 via 11-42 cassette for harder XC racing (steep courses)
34 via 11-42 cassette for all other off-road times
34 via 10-42 cassette for my road wheel
All on a Scalpel Carbon (FS) XC bike (22 lbs)
34t with 50-10 on 29er big bike
34t with 42-10 on 29er trail bike
34t with 24-11 on pump track bike
30 on a 2011 mega with a 11-42 speed cassette. I could probably go to 32 if i wanted as i've got fitter via road riding, however 30 has been fine around the UK, the alps and romania.
32 NW Hope on the front with a 36/12 rear cassette on my old 9 and then 10 speed, 26" Heckler. I ride all over as you know and it suited me just fine.
Now on 650b, 11spd with a 32 Oval and 10/42 rear cassette
Be careful with larger sizes, you can't always get them far enough over for a decent chain line. Just about to replace my 34t oval with a 32t round as the chain line can't cope with any mud.
30 11-40 29er hardtail
34 11-42 27.5 gnarpoon
Getting ready replacement so might go 34 11-46 on both. Lakes based
32 oval jobbie. I read it means you get the equivalent of 34 at the wide part, so thought it ideal compromise.
Usually 34T x 11-46, 11sp (650b)
But recently had to run 36T ring for 3 days in FoD & BPW and did find some climbs tough.
Previously had an oval ring, and liked the pedaling characteristics but then I snapped a mech off in really remote valley in the Peaks.
Because of the oval chainring I couldn't do the usual trick and make the bike a single speed.
The subsequent 12 mile hike/roll/hike/roll in carbon soled shoes made me swear off ovals forever!
33 tooth narrow-wide here.
33 tooth narrow-wide here.
Hmm .... 😕
38
32
30 with a10-42 Perfect!!
whitestone - Member
33 tooth narrow-wide here.
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Just testing......
30 x 11-36, both full sus and hardtail; both 26ers. Does for the Surrey Hills nicely
32 oval. For me seems best compromise with an 11-40 cassette for all UK riding.
Because of the oval chainring I couldn't do the usual trick and make the bike a single speed.
You should still be able to do it. Plenty run ovals on singlespeeds. Not saying it would be nice but do able yes.
