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52" gear Surly
You're right; I must have got something wrong on the form. So, SSers are even more bad ass (and stupider) than I thought 🙂
I read somewhere that the chain is more efficient with bigger sprockets. Something to do with wrap around. Though I don't think there is much problem in the 15 tooth and above, it's more at your 11 tooth end.
I read somewhere that the chain is more efficient with bigger sprockets. Something to do with wrap around. Though I don't think there is much problem in the 15 tooth and above, it's more at your 11 tooth end.
Apparently, a 12t sprocket is faster than an 11t sprocket, for a given chainring size, for this very reason.
With bigger cogs, you're less likely to get chain slip and there should be less wear on the cogs?
[url= http://breakbrake17.com/blog/2012/04/13/bb17-new-charmer-26-v2-proto-bike-check/ ]This bike[/url]'s using a 27:10 drivetrain 🙂
The joy of every hill you get to, you geared mates will rush past you, and just as you approach the steep part of the climb, you will be in front, happily grunting away to the sounds behind of furious derailleurs getting mashed down to the respective granny rings as fast as those sweaty thumbs can press the levers. Glorious!
Single speed is a job half done.Go fixed my friend and free your mind!
Pah - fixed is a job half done - you still have a chain and two cogs.
Went out on my 32:16 with a mate for a couple of hours yesterday morning, ride of the year so far. Thoroughly enjoyed it, reminded me (if I needed it) why I ride bikes.
Shan't bore you with stats (which are frankly pedestrian anyway), but it was great for me.
Note though that the maintenance-free claims above are not toally true, as I found out when my transmission started slipping after several years use. A very stretched chain and virtually no teeth left on the rear sprocket seemed to be the cause.
I did the Honc on mine yesterday- 50K , lots of hills, I loved it .Was going to do it geared and last minute change my mind and took the single speed - I find it so enjoyable as an alternative to my full susser .
Wow, singlespeeds without ten days of kit on them are [b]light![/b]