on 4/22/09 7:49 PM, Seth Vidal at skvi...@gmail.com wrote: > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 9:14 PM, <jonat...@jonfipro.com> wrote: >> I've been thinking of switching too. I find that in nyc I'm always on >> my large chainring and would like a higher gear for the down hills >> around the park. I currently have a 12-27 9 and would like to switch >> to an 11-something, but am not what. 11-28? Any suggestions? > > > why not replace your large chainring?
You gain about 5% in gear inches with each 2-tooth increase in chainrings, and about 8/9% when you go from 12 to 11 at the rear sprocket. - Jim "spent waaaaay too many hours playing with Sheldon's Gear Calculator..." AASHTA - http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/ -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Your Photos are needed! - http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "Steel's what you want for a messenger bike. Weight. Big basket up front. Not cardboard with some crazy aramid shit wrapped around it, weighs about as much as a sandwich." -- William Gibson, "Virtual Light" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
