Originally Posted by
jambon
I am interested in hearing what lower kind of gearing people run , like what is the lowest gearing that people would go to on single speed city bikes or road oriented single speeds. Is 38 x16 crazy low?
If you are talking about a 27” wheel size like 700cx32, that would be 64 gear inches. That’s not “crazy” low. A little bit lower than I’m running, but fairly nominal for all purpose use. Opinions will vary. It’s the lowest I would consider running for road and easy trail SS.
Otto