S3X Users: How do you have your gearing set up?
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S3X Users: How do you have your gearing set up?
So, I recently had a rear wheel built up with an S3X that I'd had around for a while. I'm really enjoying it, and haven't had any operational issues with it.
I'm wondering about how others have set up their gearing, especially considering that 3rd gear is direct drive. Are you using this gear as direct drive, or setting up 2nd as your main gear with 1st and 3rd going up or down from there? Currently, I have 3rd set up as direct drive with a gear inch spread of 44.6/53.5/71.4 (according to the Sheldon Brown calculator). While 71.4 is a great all-around gear that I might choose if I only had one gear, on the S3X this means that I rarely if ever use first gear. From what I've read, this is not an uncommon issue.
I'm considering switching to using 2nd as my primary gear, ending up with something in the neighborhood of 53/64/86 gear inches. That would give me a good spinning gear as primary, a tougher mashing gear above that, and something on the low end to help with the hills.
I probably just need to try it and see how I like it, but am curious about how other have handled this. What are you running on your S3X's?
I'm wondering about how others have set up their gearing, especially considering that 3rd gear is direct drive. Are you using this gear as direct drive, or setting up 2nd as your main gear with 1st and 3rd going up or down from there? Currently, I have 3rd set up as direct drive with a gear inch spread of 44.6/53.5/71.4 (according to the Sheldon Brown calculator). While 71.4 is a great all-around gear that I might choose if I only had one gear, on the S3X this means that I rarely if ever use first gear. From what I've read, this is not an uncommon issue.
I'm considering switching to using 2nd as my primary gear, ending up with something in the neighborhood of 53/64/86 gear inches. That would give me a good spinning gear as primary, a tougher mashing gear above that, and something on the low end to help with the hills.
I probably just need to try it and see how I like it, but am curious about how other have handled this. What are you running on your S3X's?
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