Re: Cannondale Single Speed

A 42X16 is about 70-71 gear inches, a good choice for all round
riding. I just got back from a nice one-hour ride in rolling terrain
on my 75" (46/15 X 24.5" actual diameter 650CX23 wheeled) fixed gofast
and it was a blast. My commuter has a 69" gear, my grocery bike (I've
carried up to 45 lb up steep hills) a 67" gear. I used a 63" gear on
the off-road Monocog 29er before I sold it.

38/16 would be, IMO, on the low end for commuting, but doable; I
prefer something one tooth smaller.

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 6:50 AM, Jeremy Kindy <[email protected]> wrote:
> I quite enjoyed a 42-16 singlespeed setup for unloaded road riding.
> I'm not so sure about the 48-16 fixie yet - might have to go a bit
> bigger on the back for the fixie.  38-16 sounds great for commuting or
> just plain having fun riding around.
>
> Jeremy
>
> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:55 PM, robert clark <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I have a 38 16 combination, too.  but it's on a Rohloff hub.
>>
>> ratios and the 526% range matter .. particularly  as I'm 63 and not 23.
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