difference between 39 and 38 tooth chainring?
07-11-12, 06:40 PM
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difference between 39 and 38 tooth chainring?
If I switch my 39-tooth inner chainring to a 38-tooth will there be a measurable lowering of the gearing? Say I'm in my biggest-tooth/lowest-gear cassette gear and were able to switch between a 39 and 38 tooth chainring, would I feel a difference? I'm exploring chainring options without having to change my bottom bracket parts.
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negligible difference.
This is all about gear ratios.
39:27 = 1.444
38:27 = 1.407
which ends up at around 1/4mph difference in the low range.
https://home.earthlink.net/~mike.sherman/shift.html
This is all about gear ratios.
39:27 = 1.444
38:27 = 1.407
which ends up at around 1/4mph difference in the low range.
https://home.earthlink.net/~mike.sherman/shift.html
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07-11-12, 07:07 PM
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For any change in front or rear it is simply the difference in teeth divided by the orginal tooth count, expressed as a percent. So 1/39 * 100 = 2.56% difference in gear ratio, speed or distance covered in a crank revolution.
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While there's almost no real difference in the gears either will yield (2.5% or so) it can make a difference. Not in the low gear because 2.5% won't make or break anything, but it can affect the spread of the middle gears. Typical steps in a 9 or 10s are between 6 & 10% or so. If you get a gear chart, compare the ratios yielded by both inners, and compare them to the outer's ratios.
One may yield a gear progression about 1/2 step between those with the outer, while the other may be very close to duplicating them. So with one you get a nice batch of very closely spaced mid ratios (those that work well with either chainring) while with the other you don't.
Not a big deal, but if you've ever been on a shallow grade, or working a headwind and wished you had a gear between the 15 an 16, you'll be happy you could find one using the other chainring.
One may yield a gear progression about 1/2 step between those with the outer, while the other may be very close to duplicating them. So with one you get a nice batch of very closely spaced mid ratios (those that work well with either chainring) while with the other you don't.
Not a big deal, but if you've ever been on a shallow grade, or working a headwind and wished you had a gear between the 15 an 16, you'll be happy you could find one using the other chainring.
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