SS Mountain Bike is done!
04-13-09, 10:14 AM
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So I swapped out the rear cog with a Surly 13t Cog. So now I am runnin 13t Rear 33t Front. I have not ridden it hard yet with this combo but I am hopeful it will make my rides a bit better.
04-13-09, 05:16 PM
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Out of interest, what was your previous chainring size when you had the 18T rear cog?
08-26-09, 02:19 PM
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Right on. And I thought I was the only one...
https://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=505368
https://bikexing.blogspot.com/
https://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=505368
https://bikexing.blogspot.com/
08-26-09, 08:15 PM
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If you guys are riding around town, why are you guys riding such weaksauce gear inches? Don't you spin out like crazy? Or do you live in a really hilly area?
My favorite combo for my commute is large ring & 6th gear (out of 9). I'm guessing 44/16. About 71GI per Sheldon Brown's GI calculator.
My favorite combo for my commute is large ring & 6th gear (out of 9). I'm guessing 44/16. About 71GI per Sheldon Brown's GI calculator.
08-26-09, 08:20 PM
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I think ddac forgets that some of the coolness of fat tires on pavement isn't spinning cute lil' circles.
Get that mutha off the ground, man!
Get that mutha off the ground, man!
08-26-09, 08:21 PM
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Nah...just to work and back...and a paved bike path with the neighbeehoo.ghey.wads...
It's not that bad when you have "real" handlebars to exert your manhood with instead of those skinney little cute curly thingies that most roadies seem to like.
It's not that bad when you have "real" handlebars to exert your manhood with instead of those skinney little cute curly thingies that most roadies seem to like.
08-27-09, 07:58 AM
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I've been eyeballing that Swobo since it came out - and your build is exactly the way I'd do it... I'd maybe go red instead of orange... but the orange looks great. I used to have a Volume Sledgehammer (26" BMX cruiser) and that was a load of fun. I did my first feeble grind in 17 years on that bike! I wouldn't go tring to grind things with disc brakes, though.
08-29-09, 08:43 AM
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That is awesome, I do not have a cruiser like that. I must resitst the urge to build one of those.
