I tried a 60" fixed gear off road, with 175 mm cranks (I am used to 170s) and hated it -- useless flailing to get nowhere; lower was even worse. But a 63" ss was just right for my riding: few steep and long hills, and fewer steep, long hills with deep sand. The 63" gear (on the Monocog 29er I owned) allowed me to cruise at 18 mph on smooth surfaces but was low enough to bull through (flat) sandy stretches and to climb long, gradual hills easily, and to climb short, steep hills with a sufficient effort. 170 mm cranks (130s, as a matter of fact, with a 39 t ring and an 18 t cog).
The 63 XC site has some interesting features including one about the conversion of a KHS track bike into a 559-wheeled all rounder and the old British man who makes extremely powerful drum brakes. On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Cyclofiend Jim <cyclofi...@earthlink.net>wrote: > I run a pretty big gear on the QB when fixed, but do find that you can > climb better than you'd think. > > There was a site dedicated to this particular pursuit - 63xc.com - which > is still viewable. The idea being that a 63" gear is a nice place to > start for most fixed trail riding. There are some good references and > experiences on that site. > > Before using the fixed setup off road, I had set up gearing my singlespeed > mtb a bit higher than the 2:1 you generally see recommended, so I was > already a bit used to pushing a big gear on trails. But, then again, I > definitely get off and rest, get off and push, and lapse into > Tourette's/Sailor level of cursing from time to time. It is part of my > practice, though. So, use only what makes sense to you. > > - Jim / cyclofiend.com > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
