Originally Posted by
Eric F
Your speed on a singlespeed bike is very much dictated by the gearing. Your fitness will also be a major factor, but a low gear ratio will be limiting, no matter how fit you are. For example, I’m pretty fit, and an experienced cyclist (former racer), but my singlespeed MTB is geared for climbing hills. On flat ground, I am comfortable at 12mph, and spun out at 14mph.
Thanks for the response
I will look into figuring out what my gear ratio actually is
I'm very new to this and where I am it's the norm for people to just buy a pre-built bike and ride away without paying much attention to things like gearing