Pure Cycles Original - smaller chain ring?
 

Just picked up a four year old, lightly used Pure Cycles Romeo with a 44T chainring. The chainring is five bolt pattern...

I hope to commute to work on it and realize that a fixie exists to humble a guy used to gears... But I wonder if there's Is a smaller chain ring I can buy to make climbing hills on this bike a little easier?

Thanks!

Are you already maxed out on the rear sprocket, or are you using the usual 16 tooth?

I always try changing ratios with the rear sprocket first. Going up to 18, 19, or 20 teeth ought to get you what you want.

Edit: Just noticed this thread is from June 20, yet it popped up as the newest thread in my internet browser. Something flaky going on?

No worries. I received advice from the manufacturer to change the free wheel rather than the chain ring. I did so - going to a 20T rear gear and have ridden it a few times back and forth to work. Hills are manageable now where with the 16T rear gear they would not have been.

:thumb:

For anyone else who wants to lower the gear ratio on their Amazon special fixie:

I have (am borrowing from my wife) the same "pure fix" bike and am modifying it for tricks. I switched the 16t fixed cog to an All City 22t track cog which makes it 44t/22t. Decent combo. I also bought a Gebhardt 38t chainring for the 130BCD cranks that come standard on the bike. I don't recommend this. 38t is the ABSOLUTE smallest chainring you can deal with in this size. I should actually file down the spider on the drive-side crank. the 39t from All City is a good example of a chainring that should avoid this problem while still getting a low(er) gear ratio (39t/22t). Waiting for a 25t coming from Taiwan.