Incidentally, since you can choose different gears on an SS in the workshop, does it matter what ratio you choose? Do you have more fun in 32:16 than 32:18?
Depends.
I’m on a fat bike so these gears are quite low partially the big diameter wheels, partially as it suits it.
33-20 is my default ‘unfit’ gear, I had 32-20 for SSUK as that’s the lowest I’ve got.
I sometimes go higher in summer, but never past 52″ (the old fashioned 32:16). Even in a quick group on a road section that’s high enough that I can spin my legs without being so inefficient that I’m going over threshold.
Obviously that varies as I get more/less fit, but it’s only a couple of times a year, doubt I’ll change it between now and late spring.
Do you only ride it twice a year then?
I have to clean and lube my chain every weekend.
Putoline is your friend. I oil mine monthly* if I’m bored, otherwise it may well be January before I next bother.
*20-25hours of proper (i.e. muddy, excluding road miles, commuting etc are extra on that) a month.