not only hills but trying to stop that ratio without a brake would be deadly

 

does a smaller chainring assist in making stoppin easier?

 

I ran 50/15 for years, about a year ago I went down to 49/15. perfect

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by t o m &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">does a smaller chainring assist in making stoppin easier?</TD></TR></TABLE>

it's not the size...it's how u use it ....ZING!!

lol it's the combination of chainring and cog.

a 50/19 is going to be easier than a 49/15

u can think of it as a ratio (math 48/16 = 3) and then anything under that is easier anything over is harder

u can use sheldon brown's gear inch calcualtor which factors in the crank length and even the size of your tires to calculate gear inches. which is a measurement subjective like the ratios are. there is no set way of saying how hard a "3" ratio gearing is...BUT you can say that the 3 will be easier than a 3.5... hope u get it

 

Is this a good deal? Are these decent wheels?

http://orangecounty.craigslist....html

 

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Huh? How comes?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea click the link

 

any word from the ebay guy?

 

u just reminded me, i'll check

update:
"Im located near the 105/605/5/91 interchange. Yes, local pick up
is ok. "

 

ask him how muchz0rs picked upz0r

 

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how is this even possible. u are 4 inches taller than me </TD></TR></TABLE>

total hight has very little to do with being sized for a track frame they measure many different parts of your body.

here is a great link so you can fit yourself


http://www.competitivecyclist....INTRO

 

how do you tighten the lockring? every time i try and stop real fast it gives a little.

im a newb

haha

 

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total hight has very little to do with being sized for a track frame they measure many different parts of your body.

here is a great link so you can fit yourself


http://www.competitivecyclist....INTRO </TD></TR></TABLE>

i linked that fit calculator a couple pages back...

and jimmyxthai lockrings are reverse threaded.

 

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i linked that fit calculator a couple pages back...

and jimmyxthai lockrings are reverse threaded.</TD></TR></TABLE>

did u buy the backpack????

 

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i linked that fit calculator a couple pages back...

and jimmyxthai lockrings are reverse threaded.</TD></TR></TABLE>

are there any online how to's?

thanks for your help

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jimmyxthai &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how do you tighten the lockring? every time i try and stop real fast it gives a little.

im a newb

haha</TD></TR></TABLE>

is the cog slipping?
tighten the cog via the rotafix method (look it up online)... then slap on the lockring lefty-tighty... reverse thread. i use a flathead and small hammer to tighten it up (dont smash it or overtighten it). or get a lockring tool.

happy riding!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Thrashin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I ran 50/15 for years, about a year ago I went down to 49/15. perfect </TD></TR></TABLE>
I run a 46 / 14

 

So I'm 5'10" and that fit calculator says I should ride a 49.5cm. Haha, how about that

 

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is the cog slipping?
tighten the cog via the rotafix method (look it up online)... then slap on the lockring lefty-tighty... reverse thread. i use a flathead and small hammer to tighten it up (dont smash it or overtighten it). or get a lockring tool.

happy riding!</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks,

its a brand new windsor the hour and ive read this is a common problem

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rclark &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So I'm 5'10" and that fit calculator says I should ride a 49.5cm. Haha, how about that</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats crazy dr. roberto

 

fit calculator said I should just ride on a Radio Flyer....

 

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my third leg is real strong.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ecahatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">fit calculator said I should just ride on a Radio Flyer.... </TD></TR></TABLE>
lol, I did that when I was a kid a lot down huge hills. I would always get super scraped up when I would careen out of control and wop into trees going full speed. Mom would get pissed, I was having the time of my life.

I rode my buddies 49cm and it felt awesome... so I just figure that if I've ridden and liked it...

 

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my third leg is real strong.</TD></TR></TABLE>

the fit calculator said youre small

 

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thanks,

its a brand new windsor the hour and ive read this is a common problem</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea. i have a windsor. i had it happen to me after i started skidding. i rotafixed it and tightened up the lockring and it never happened again.

 

who has the hooks on leader frames?