Manchester Taster Improver gear ratio

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LinkoVitch

LinkoVitch

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Cheers for the advice, I can report it all went well, not slips or slides. Only issues were related to me being a numpty relating to chain tension and wheel nuts being tight! Ah well live and learn eh :biggrin:

Even managed to pick up my pink slip! :biggrin:
 
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Briancampbell

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LinkoVitch said:
Hi,
Quite enjoying working my way through accreditation so I may have accidentally gone and got me a track bike to enhance the fun that bit further :smile:..

I have checked the gearing that has come on the bike and it is currently geared at 86", what I cannot remember 100% is the maximum gearing for taster improver sessions. The bumf from the velodrome states that 84" is maximum for tasters, but I am sure I saw signage hung up at my last improver that said 86" possibly 87" was maximum for the improver classes?

Can anyone confirm either way? (ideally a picture of the signage).

Thanks
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Briancampbell

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Much safer to talk gear ratios. I asked for a 90" on my Planet X bike, only to find out that Trackies use 27" gear tables. 700c wheels are 26.5" dia so I spent £75 changing my chain ring from 48 teeth to 47 to get to 90" Newport as opposed to 92.5" Newport. So at Newport 47:15 is deemed to be 90".....
 
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