What is a good gear range?

Gear Range and Steps Between Gears To summarize the above advice, a range of gear ratios from about 0.8:1 to 1.0:1 up to about 3.8:1 to 4.0:1 is reasonable. Total desired gear range in percentage is therefore 380 to 500\% (4.0/0.8 * 100\% = 500\%), so I’ll use 400\% to keep things simple.

What is a good gear ratio for a bike?

For flat places, a ratio of 2.6 to 3.0 is ideal for most people. The lower value of this range, with a cadence of 90 rpm, will allow us to ride around 30km/h, while the upper, 34km/h. If you’re just starting out on your adventure on a single speed or fixed gear bike, a gear ratio of around 2.7-2.8 will be ideal.

What is the best gear ratio for a mountain bike?

Mostly, for a mountain biker with average physical abilities the best and most recommended gear ratio combination is 32T on the front with 34T on the back.

What is a good gear ratio for hill climbing?

Some popular alternatives are 49/16, 49/13, 48/16, 46/18, 46/17, 46/16. In other words, 46 to 49 on the chainring and 16 to 18 on the cassette will meet most people’s needs. If you don’t want to stray out too far, a 46/17 to 42/17 are good gear ratios for smaller and occasional hills.

Is 46 16 A good gear ratio?

A 46/16 gear ratio (2.88) on the other hand, provides higher top speeds, and is more efficient than the 44/16 – however acceleration will be more difficult. The 46/16 will permit you to travel farther with each pedal (you’ll basically have longer legs) and therefore cover more distance with less effort.

Is 1X better than 3X MTB?

For a beginner, there is no doubt that a 1X drivetrain is the easiest to use. If you want to go faster, you go up a gear, if you need to go slower, you go down. In comparison, using a 2X or 3X drivetrain takes a little more practice.

What gears do pros use in the mountains?

Pros often use a 55×11-tooth high gear for time trials. On flat or rolling stages they might have 53/39T chainrings with an 11-21T cassette. In moderate mountains they switch to a large cog of 23T or 25T. These days, they’ve joined the big-gear revolution like many recreational riders.

What gear should I ride uphill?

Low Gear = Easy = Good for Climbing: The “low” gear on your bike is the smallest chain ring in the front and the largest cog on your cassette (rear gears). In this position, the pedaling will be the easiest and you’ll be able to pedal uphill with the smallest amount of resistance.

Are 2.5 gear ratios good?

A good starting point would be around 2.5:1, so a 42 would be a good place to start.

What size sprocket do I need for my bike?

For more bottom end and faster acceleration, use a small countershaft/front sprocket or large rear sprocket. For every 1 tooth that you change on the front sprocket is like changing 3 to 4 teeth on the rear (and that’s true for higher gearing ratios, too).

What is a good gear ratio for front and rear sprockets?

On the front, and rear sprocket, and just about keep the same gear ratio. For example, lets say, if you had a 14 tooth front, and 50 tooth rear sprocket. Which is a 3.57 gear ratio. Then went down to a 13 tooth front, and a 46 tooth rear sprocket. Now you have a 3.54 gear ratio.

What is the best gear ratio for a 26 inch road bike?

Higher ratios make pedaling harder going up hills, but increase your cruising speed with less spinning of the crank. The 2:1 ratio came about in large part because it is a good middle-of-the-road (no pun intended) gearing for a 26” wheeled off-road bike, and remains a good starting point for figuring out what will work best for you.

What is the minimum gear ratio for a Shimano hub?

Shimano Hubs. The minimum gear ratio you can use with a Shimano hub is 1.9:1. Therefore a 26″ 8-speed bike will have gears as low as 26-79″ and a 700c bike will go as low as 27-84″. A 26″ 11-speed bike will have gears as low as 26-105″ and a 700c bike will go as low as 27-111″.