Here's a gear chart. The numbers across the top are the front rings and the left hand column is the rear cluster. There is a lot of overlap in the gears.
A 42x16 is the same as a 32x12.
Also, the middle ring on a standard shimano setup covers all but the three smallest gears(22x34 thru 22x26) and two largest(42x12 and 42x14).
Gain ratio is suppose to take into account the crank length, sprocket sizes and tire diameter as oppose to gear ratio which is only sprocket size and tire size.
Downhill Racing
I consider this fad to be bad for cycling, and contrary to the spirit of cycling. It is effectively just a variant form of motorcycle racing, since the power is provided by the machinery that carries the rider and bike to the top of the run. Bicycling should be a human-powered activity, or it is not bicycling.
Downhill Racing
I consider this fad to be bad for cycling, and contrary to the spirit of cycling. It is effectively just a variant form of motorcycle racing, since the power is provided by the machinery that carries the rider and bike to the top of the run. Bicycling should be a human-powered activity, or it is not bicycling.
Downhill Racing
I consider this fad to be bad for cycling, and contrary to the spirit of cycling. It is effectively just a variant form of motorcycle racing, since the power is provided by the machinery that carries the rider and bike to the top of the run. Bicycling should be a human-powered activity, or it is not bicycling.
Downhill Racing
I consider this fad to be bad for cycling, and contrary to the spirit of cycling. It is effectively just a variant form of motorcycle racing, since the power is provided by the machinery that carries the rider and bike to the top of the run. Bicycling should be a human-powered activity, or it is not bicycling.
Im not going to argue over weather DH is good or bad for the sport. that would be pointless.
I enjoy riding and racing XC and I enjoy DH just as much. I mean if all mountain bikers rode XC and only XC we would not have the nice 4-5 inch travel FS trail bikes that keep the sport alive. we would all be riding hardtails with 63mm travel forks set up so stiff they would'nt move even if you nose dived off a house.
DH is a awsome part of our sport. beacuse of DH we are able to enjoy XC and trail bikes with more travel, that can sometimes pedal as well as a hartail. And because of XC DHers now have better pedaling lighter weight bikes though the use of well engineered of bob resistint linkages and stable platform shocks and forks.
beacuse of DH XC bikes are now lighter and stiffer, beacuse of lessons learned on DH courses that flex and stress frames,forks and focus large forces on suspention linkages and rear shocks.
its a circle if almost anything learned from DH can be applied to make a better XC or trail bike and alot of of things learned from XC can be used to make abetter DH/freeride bike.
we all love bikes that what makes us mountain bikers
Im not going to argue over weather DH is good or bad for the sport. that would be pointless.
I enjoy riding and racing XC and I enjoy DH just as much. I mean if all mountain bikers rode XC and only XC we would not have the nice 4-5 inch travel FS trail bikes that keep the sport alive. we would all be riding hardtails with 63mm travel forks set up so stiff they would'nt move even if you nose dived off a house.
DH is a awsome part of our sport. beacuse of DH we are able to enjoy XC and trail bikes with more travel, that can sometimes pedal as well as a hartail. And because of XC DHers now have better pedaling lighter weight bikes though the use of well engineered of bob resistint linkages and stable platform shocks and forks.
beacuse of DH XC bikes are now lighter and stiffer, beacuse of lessons learned on DH courses that flex and stress frames,forks and focus large forces on suspention linkages and rear shocks.
its a circle if almost anything learned from DH can be applied to make a better XC or trail bike and alot of of things learned from XC can be used to make abetter DH/freeride bike.
we all love bikes that what makes us mountain bikers
i'm not agenst DH just the bikes which are used, ever tried riding a hardtail down hill? or even a fully ridgid bike? your speed is greatly reduced just for the fact its hard to keep your feet on the bike. but we are riding after all, and not being straped into a machine which takes out all bumps under a couple of feet high.
i could woffle on but i just think the bikes these days are getting a little crazy...
i'm not agenst DH just the bikes which are used, ever tried riding a hardtail down hill? or even a fully ridgid bike? your speed is greatly reduced just for the fact its hard to keep your feet on the bike. but we are riding after all, and not being straped into a machine which takes out all bumps under a couple of feet high.
i could woffle on but i just think the bikes these days are getting a little crazy...
Maybe my full suspension bike just sucks, but I still find myself having to "ride" my bike to keep it going, just because I'm not always pedalling doesn't mean I'm not riding. There will always be off camber surfaces, tight corners, mud, sand... conditions in which suspension or the lack of it will make absolutely no differance. Why not ride full suspension so you can forget (to an extent) about how rough the trail is and focus on what riding really is.
ok i jus went riding today and i know i woulda been in a world of pain if i used my ht for dh instead of my bb7. whats your vendetta against dh? i do dh and i do xc. i enjoy both of them equally. there both different types of rushes. i dont see why you need to be so closed minded about things such as this
ok i jus went riding today and i know i woulda been in a world of pain if i used my ht for dh instead of my bb7. whats your vendetta against dh? i do dh and i do xc. i enjoy both of them equally. there both different types of rushes. i dont see why you need to be so closed minded about things such as this
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