48X18 is a good pavement ratio; mine are 70, 69, and 76 gi. For off pavement, I find low 60s best for a single gear for my terrain which involves sand and mostly rolling terrain (Rio Rancho) with only short steep sections. I'd rather walk more on hills than spin futilely on flats.
If I were to build a ss mountain bike again, I'd probably consider 2 ratios, a road ratio and a technical singletrack ratio. Or just use multiple gears. Wait! I just did that! Seriously, I went back to multiple gears with my Fargo for dirt road and off road use, my first bike with multiple gears in 10 years or so, and continue the trend with the replacement Matthews. But just the other day I was thinking about an off road single speed ... On Sat, Nov 24, 2018 at 7:37 PM Kevin Mulcahy <[email protected]> wrote: > What gearing combinations are other people using? 48/18 seems really high > to me for road riding, so I can’t imagine riding trails with it. Heck, I’m > in my 28/46 combo for just about every climb. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
