mangosalsa

Going through a few posts after searching for "gearing" in the commuter threads, there's a lot of info to break down. Why not have a general list of what we all ride so that new and old can have a good reference? Don't think this has been done in here before ...? At least I didn't find it. If it has, feel free to flame me or have a mod remove it. Rider size and extra gear weight are pretty important when doing the math. Oops, I spelled commuter wrong in the thread title.

Crank Length: 170
Front Gearing: Double 48/36
Rear Gearing: 8-speed 11/32 SRAM Cassette
Wheel Size: 26"
Tire Size: 1.25
Rider Size: 264 (as of yesterday)
Extra gear/baggage weight: 10-25 pounds
Average round-trip mileage: 12-28mi

Type of Terrain: Moderately hilly. Nothing over 700 feet. Commute is all pavement, some potholed roads (Durham!).

Notes: Will be switching to a triple (LX / 175 / 44/34/24) crank this weekend for an upcoming tour.

Andy_K 

Commuting constants:
Rider Size: 190
Extra gear/baggage weight: 10-15 pounds
Average round-trip mileage: 22mi
Type of terrain: light rolling hills, maybe 2% grade at worst

Kona Jake (Spring/Summer):
Crank Length: 170
Front Gearing: Triple 50/39/30
Rear Gearing: 10-speed 12-27 cassette
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 28

Kona Jake (Fall):
Crank Length: 170
Front Gearing: Triple 50/39/30 (Thinking about going single, maybe 42, for CX racing purposes)
Rear Gearing: 10-speed 12-25 cassette
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 35

Marin Muirwoods 29er:
Crank Length: 170
Front Gearing: Triple 44/32/22 (Never, ever use the 22 while commuting and the 32 not much)
Rear Gearing: 9-speed 12-25 cassette
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 42 (with a 50 on order)

Gitane Gypsy Sport:
Crank Length: 165
Front Gearing: Single 46
Rear Gearing: Single (not fixed) 18
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 25

bdcheung

Rider size: 150
Extra gear: Insignificant
Avg. round trip: 54 miles

Surly CrossCheck:
Crankarms - 170mm
Chainrings - 48/38
Cassette - 11-28
Wheel size: 700c
Tire size: 28

CAAD9
Crankarms - 170mm
Chainrings - 53/39
Cassette - 12-27
Wheel/tire - 700x23c

Santaria

Rider Size: 220
Extra gear/baggage weight: 15-20 lbs.
Average round-trip mileage: 15mi
Type of terrain: Flatlands with 25-45 MPH winds out of the SSE so 50 percent of my ride is into a headwind

Origin8 Cykel modified:
Crank Length: 170
Gearing: 3spd 46 x (13) (18) (25)
Wheel size: 700c
Tire: Michelin Pilot City 26x1.75

Sun Uno
Crank Length: 170
Front Gearing: Single 46
Rear: Fixed 18/SS 18
Wheel Size 700c
Tire Size: 26

ban guzzi

Rider Size: 270
Extra gear/baggage weight: 10-25 lbs.
Average round-trip mileage: 20mi
Type of terrain: Flatlands, mostly


GT Richochet:
Crank Length: 175
Gearing: 46/34/24 x 11-32
Wheel size: 26"
Tire: Continental Travel Contact 1.75, Schwalbe BigApples~2.35, Schwalbe Snow Stud 26x1.90

Giant Yukon
Crank Length: 175
Front Gearing: Single 38
Rear: 11-32
Wheel Size 26"
Tire Size: 26x1.9

Broken frame/Searching for replacement
1980 Panasonic DX-2000 Fix conversion
crank: 172.5 DuraAce
ring:48 Sugino Messenger
rear: White Industries ENO hub, 17Surly fixed
Wheels/tires: 27x11/18 Gatorskins, Sun Rims.

02' Schwinn Peloton
rebuild in process.
52/38~~11-23 rear
Ultegra/OpenPro wheels
Crap-O Sora shifting going to Dura Ace barcons.

CliftonGK1

Commuting constants:
Rider Size: 250
Extra gear/baggage weight: 5 - 10 pounds
Average round-trip mileage: 30mi
Type of terrain: hilly, steep. Multiple climbs of 1mi - 2mi length, 6% - 10% grade.

2008 Surly Cross Check:
Crank Length: 175
Front Gearing: 34/48
Rear Gearing: SRAM 11-32 9spd
Wheels: 700 x 28

1988 Trek 400:
Crank Length: 165
Front Gearing: 42
Rear Gearing: 18 (fixed & freewheel)
Wheels: 700 x 28

1987 Schwinn Highlands:
Crank Length: unknown
Front Gearing: 26/36/46 (? maybe; stock GS200 crank)
Rear Gearing: SRAM 12-34 7spd
Wheels: 26" x 2.2"

woodway

Commuting constants:
Rider Size: 185lbs
Extra gear/baggage weight: 10-15 pounds
Average round-trip mileage: 38 miles
Type of terrain: hilly total round trip ascent is about 2200 feet

2008 K2 Enemy (Road Cross Bike)
Crank Length: 175
Front Gearing: 34/50
Rear Gearing: Shimano 10spd 11-25
Wheels: 700 x 23

Mr. Underbridge

Commuting constants:
Rider Size: 160lbs
Extra gear/baggage weight: 0-15 pounds
Average round-trip mileage: 13 miles
Terrain: hilly. Sometimes pavement, sometimes mud.

**Road Bike (clear weather):
2003 Giant OCR2.
Tiagra FD,RD, and brifters
Sora wheels
Triple chainrings
25mm Conti Gators
Kool-stop brake pads
Sora outer chainring to replace one that got shaved in a crash
Biffed hanger that makes it an 8-speed (which I'm too lazy to fix)

**Mountain Bike (when I need some mud/snow/ice in my commute)
2008 Kona Caldera w/ 26" tires
Maxxis Ignitor tires (when I need traction in mud)
Serfas Vermin tires (when I need less rolling resistance)
Nokian Mount and Ground tires (when I need to not fall on ice)
Rock Shox Tora 302 fork
Hayes Stoker Trail hydro brakes
XT Shadow RD, Deore shifters

**Beater (all-weather, hauling crap)
1992 Giant Nutra
2006 SRAM X.7 shifters
2009 SRAM X.7 RD
stock triple crankset with crappy riveted rings
Trekking bars with Serfas Dr. grips, Gel bar tape
XT centerlock hubs laced to Mavic A319 rims
37mm Vredestein Spider tires w/ kevlar
Tektro CR720 wide-profile cantilever brakes
Generic rear rack

All bikes have a pump, seatbag, and mounts for PB superflash. Also have a Cateye EL530 bar-mount light that gets used at night, and a Dinotte 200L on my helmet.

pwdeegan

Commuting constants:
Rider Size: 150
Extra gear/baggage weight: 12-18 pounds (shoulder bag)
Average round-trip mileage: 18mi
Type of terrain: hills, 700ft of climbing; mostly paved, some gravel/dirt

Salsa La Cruz (Summer):
Crank Length: 165
Front Gearing: 42 (single, stainless)
Rear Gearing: 9-speed 11-34 cassette
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 28 (w/ full AL fenders)

Salsa La Cruz (Winter):
Crank Length: 165
Front Gearing: 42 (single, stainless)
Rear Gearing: 9-speed 11-34 cassette
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 35 (studded Nokians; full AL fenders)

woodway

Nice bikes all, but the idea is to post your crank length/gearing/wheelsize/tire size.

weavers

Rider Size: 170
Extra gear/baggage weight: 15-25 pounds (books/clothes/food in bag on rear rack)
Average round-trip mileage: 5-12miles
Type of terrain: mostly flat, small elevation changes

commute 1979 gitana tour bike. ~ 34pounds
Crank Length: 165
Front Gearing: 40
Rear Gearing: 8-speed 12-25 cassette
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 25c (w/ full AL fenders)

it was 40-52, took the big ring off cause front derialer was seized up and wouldn't throw to big ring. i kinda need the 52ring for longer rides. also rd needs to be replaced, bent from a crash. and thinking about getting an 11-28 casstte for recovery rides, but i'd hate to lose the cadence.

road bike, hasa alum frame cf fork. ~ 19pounds
Crank Length: 170
Front Gearing: 50-34
Rear Gearing: 10-speed 12-27 cassette
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 23 (w/ full AL fenders)
terrian, very hilly, long flats tech decents, lots of climbing a couple thousand feet.

bdcheung

You must have listed everything except what we're looking for.

evblazer

'03 Challenge Hurricane
Crank Length: 165
Front Gearing: 53/39 (Q-Rings)
Rear Gearing: 9-speed 11/28 SRAM Cassette
Wheel Size: 406 (20")
Tire Size: 1.35
Rider Size: 257
Extra gear/baggage weight: 15 pounds (laptop, clothes, food and bike stuff)
Average round-trip mileage: 46mi

Type of Terrain: Modest amount of chipseal, very little smooth asphault, potholed asphault and lots of cracked up concrete with large drops between expansion joints. Total climbing last GPS run was about 1500ft.

cod.peace

Recumbent Bike: Rans V-Rex
Crank Length: 170
Front Gearing: Triple, 53/39/30
Rear Gearing: 9-speed 11/32 SRAM Cassette
Wheel Size: 26"
Tire Size: 1.35 (Schwalbe Kojak
Rider Size: 247
Extra gear/baggage weight: 17 pounds
Average round-trip mileage: 30 mi
Bike weight: 37 lbs w/ lighting

Terrain: rolling hills, pavement with plenty of potholes. Typically I do 850-1500 ft of climbing in 15 miles. My new commute later this summer will be 18 miles each way, with half the climbing and about 3 stoplights.

TheatreME

Commuting constants:
Rider Size: 167 lbs
Extra gear/baggage weight: 5-30 lbs. (Heavy loads go on the rear rack of utility bike. Small loads go in the messenger bag)
Average round-trip mileage: 12-28 mi
Type of terrain: hills in the beginning then a descent into the swamp (aka D.C.)

The utility bike
Crank Length: 165mm
Front Gearing: Triple, 48/36/26
Rear Gearing: 9-speed 11/32
Wheel Size: 26"
Tire Size: 2.00" Big Apples

The cool kids bike
Crank Length: 160mm
Front Gearing: 44T
Rear Gearing: fixed 18T
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 25mm

Barrettscv 

Rider Size: 220 lbs
Extra gear/baggage weight: 5 lbs max
Average round-trip mileage: 40 miles
Type of terrain: mostly flat, small elevation changes, half on MUP & half on city streets

Soma Double Cross. ~ 23 lbs
Crank Length: 175
Front Gearing: 44 single
Rear Gearing: 10-speed 12-25 cassette
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire type & Size: Conti Gatorskin 28c

I use a Giant Cypress with a rear rack & hardcase pannier to carry clothing and supplies a few times a month.

Michael

joshandlauri

Crank Length: 175
Front Gearing: Double 50/34
Rear Gearing: 10-speed 11/25 SRAM Cassette
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 23mm
Rider Size: 172lbs
Extra gear/baggage weight: 5 pounds (rain jacket,bike tool kit, lunch in bookbag)
Average round-trip mileage: 37 miles
Type of Terrain: Very hilly. over 1600 feet EACH way. Commute is all street, 5 miles is through rough neighborhoods, inner cityish, bad bad streets, One long 2 mile climb coming home.

Wake

Crank Length: 172.5
Front Gearing: 48
Rear Gearing: 16
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 23mm
Rider Size: 157lbs
Extra gear/baggage weight: 5 pounds (lunch, shoes, pants, spares, tools)
Average round-trip mileage: 13 miles
Type of Terrain: Mostly flat, two short hills.

Tabor

Crank Length: 175mm
Front Gearing: 39t single
Rear Gearing: 9-speed 11-34 Shimano
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 28mm
Rider Size: 207lbs (as of last week)
Extra gear/baggage weight: 10-25 pounds
Average round-trip mileage: 14mi (the rest is on the bus)

Type of Terrain: Mostly flat, a couple of big hills. However, my previous commute was super duper hilly and that is why I have a ~30 gear inch option. Also, for pulling my son in his trailer.

PS- 1x9 is awesome. I wish I had switched sooner.

Yan 

Rider Size: 140
Extra gear/baggage weight: 5lbs
Average round-trip mileage: 20 km
Type of terrain: moderate rolling hills.

Surly Crosscheck fixed gear. Fenders and studded tires in winter, no fenders and road tires in non-winter.
Crank Length: 172.5
Front Gearing: 42
Rear Gearing: 16
Gear inches: 69
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 35 winter; 23 non-winter

redxj

Constants:
Me: 270lbs
mileage: 20 miles round trip
Terrain: 4 miles of dirt road with the rest horrible pavement on city streets. Slightly hilly with lots of wind usually.
extra gear: 10-25lbs

08' Surly LHT
Crank Length: 175
Front Gearing: Triple 48/38/28
Rear Gearing:9 speed 11-34
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 38 Conti Contacts

83' Nishiki Seral
Crank Length: 170
Front Gearing: 39
Rear Gearing: 17 fixed of course
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 32mm Pasela TG

03' Kelly Knobby X cross bike
Crank Length: 175
Front Gearing: 48/36
Rear Gearing: 12-26 10 speed
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 35mm Kenda cross tires
note: Cross tires are way to slow and will be switching to some cheap Kenda hybrid 700c x 38 tires instead

tsl

Motor: 170-175 lbs
Stuff: 5-50 lbs, typically 10-15
Bike Weight: Both bikes weigh 27½ pounds in full commute trim (pedals, rack, fenders, lights, batteries, cages)
Distance: 4-40 miles depending
Terrain: Pretty flat. 500-600 feet in 20 miles.


2006 Trek Portland 56 cm -- Four-season primary commuter
Crank: 175 mm
Rings: 52/39/30 Triple

Winter
Cassette: 16-27 10-speed
Tires: 700x35 Nokian Hakkapeliitta W106

Three-seasons
Cassette: 12-23 10-speed
Tires: 700x28 Bontrager Race Lite Hardcase


2000 Trek 1000 58 cm -- Fair weather only
Crank: 175mm
Rings: 52/42/30 Triple
Cassette: 13-23 8-speed
Tires: 700x25 Continental Ultra Gatorskins

Mr. Underbridge

Sorry, misread "gear" as "equipment" instead of ratios. Here ya go.

beater: 28/38/48 x 11-32, 700c x 37mm, 170mm cranks (bike is probably 30+ lbs and back-heavy due to pig-iron rear triangle)

roadie: 30/42/52 x 12-27, 700c x 25mm, 170mm cranks (~20lbs)

MTB: 22/32/42 x 11-32, 26" x 1.7-1.9" (depending), 175mm cranks (~26lbs)

For all-purpose applications, I probably prefer the beater's gearing, it can handle anything from cranking hard on a downhill to hauling cargo up a steep hill.

lambo_vt

Jamis Quest 56cm

Crank Length: 172.5
Front Gearing: Compact double (50/34)
Rear Gearing: 10-speed 11/25 Shimano 105 Cassette
Wheel Size: 700c
Tire Size: 700x23 Conti Ultra Gatorskin
Rider Size: 200
Extra gear/baggage weight: 10-15 pounds
Average round-trip mileage: 15-25mi depending on if I take the long way home.

Type of Terrain: Moderate rolling hills, some short but steep climbs, total climbing less than 300 feet either way. All pavement.

Notes: This setup works great for the commute; thinking about a 12/26 or 12/27 for weekend riding though.

Praxis

Shogun hybrid:

Cranks: 175mm
Front triple: 28/38/48 Biopace
Rear: 7 speed 13-30
Wheels: 700x28 Michelin City
Rider: 165 lbs
Bike: about 25-30 lbs
Gear: messenger bag, maybe 5 lbs.
Commute: 5.5 miles with short steep hills, stoplights.

I bought this bike more than 20 years ago and am amazed on how well it's suited me. Handlebars are narrowed, a shifter seized recently so I replaced the shifters with Rapidfire and the levers as well since they're integrated, but that's the only major changes.