Modern trend for extremely low gearing

[Ming the Merciless]

Ehh? Small front chain rings gone out of fashion? From what I’m seeing on MtB are 30 or 32?

Well they used to be 22 front rings (well there still are if you run 9 speed triples). It’s only 8% lower gear what mtn bikes had almost 25 years ago. So in effect an extra gear. So not a huge jump in that time.

 

[Archie_tect]

@lane, is it a safe bet that his seat was set too low too?

 

[MichaelW2]

Ehh? Small front chain rings gone out of fashion? From what I’m seeing on MtB are 30 or 32?

Those used to be MTB middle rings.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Those used to be MTB middle rings.

Still are on mine

 

[Archie_tect]

I did the C2C on a Giant hybrid ten years ago with a 48-36-26 with an 11-32 cassette... it's Mrs A_T's go to bike now as it gets her up any hill she wants..

 

[screenman]

@lane, is it a safe bet that his seat was set too low too?

Do me a favour look up bike for Tuesday on youtube, the guy talks a lot of sense.

 

[Gunk]

It is just a fashion, I’ve never known a time where you had a gear on a cassette larger than a chain wheel

 

[screenman]

It is just a fashion, I’ve never known a time where you had a gear on a cassette larger than a chain wheel

Got it on all my mtb bikes.

 

[Drago]

Ehh? Small front chain rings gone out of fashion? From what I’m seeing on MtB are 30 or 32?

Thats pretty big compared to the 20 or 22 crawlers that festooned many MTB triples until a few years ago.

 

[Archie_tect]

Do me a favour look up bike for Tuesday on youtube, the guy talks a lot of sense.

Thanks screen man- haven't seen BFT before- subscribed- even happy to try lowering my seat by 10mm to try it, though I don't rock on my hips when pedalling so happy I've set it right for me...

 

[Justinslow]

Well they used to be 22 front rings (well there still are if you run 9 speed triples). It’s only 8% lower gear what mtn bikes had almost 25 years ago. So in effect an extra gear. So not a huge jump in that time.

Yeah but with a triple you still have the 2 other rings? 30 with a 10 is hardly “fast”

 

[Gunk]

Got it on all my mtb bikes.

I have on my 3x10 MTB but not as a single chainwheel

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Yeah but with a triple you still have the 2 other rings? 30 with a 10 is hardly “fast”

So your complaint is too low a high gear , not too low a low gear?

 

[Ajax Bay]

11-32 5-speed freewheel

Intrigued. I'm surprised you can get a freewheel with a smallest sprocket less than 13t. Link?

 

[Archie_tect]

Ah, you could be right Ajax... in fact it might even be a 14- I'll check the old Suntour box!

It may be 14-18-24-28-32!