What is your spread? What bike and how many.

BmxConvert · May 12, 2011

DH(Sunday):
36t front
12-27t 9speed
I like to spin the cranks fast rather than push hard gears.
I ran a 38 for a while, but I really don't notice a loss going to the 36 as I prefer spinning quickly.

AM(6" travel Reign):
22/36 front
11-34t 9speed
Again, gotta keep it spinning quick, but being that it's used as a mini-dh and super-d bike I like the 36 on board.

Trail(4" travel Canaan & hardtail Prolite XC)
22/34 front
11-34t 9speed

Niner
32t front
11-36t rear

Trails are the tradition PNW. Fairly tight/technical. Lots of points where you have to be pedaling out of a corner to get up to speed again. There's not a ton of sitting wide open off the brakes for long periods.

nmpearson · May 12, 2011

DH-TR450
36t front
11-23 9 speed

TR250
36t front
11-32 10 speed
Found out this bike pedaled way better than expected so I put a touch higher range so i can climb some stuff. I'm running x9 10 speed with e13 cranks and the straitline guide-imo the smoothest setup i've ever felt

Covert
34t front
11-36 10 speed
I wanted to get approx the range of a 36/26...so with the 10 speed and the huge range it comes out nearly with the 36/26 and 11-32 9 speed. I'm super stoked on the setup. I'm not feeling like i'm wanted for more uphill range. It's great

toodles · May 12, 2011

DH, TR450 12-27 w 36T
Everything else - Double 34T w 11-30

Probably go a smaller cluster on both bikes next time I replace them.

richgardiner · May 12, 2011

Dh (Sunday) 36f 11-26r 9 speed
I wanted to go 1x6 but when i dialled in the limit screw far enough to stop it going over the easiest cog (i removed the 3 easiest as i never really use them and want to keep the derailleur away from spokes) it stopped the mech returning back to the smallest cog. Going to experiment with swapping out the 11t for the 20t so I can run the block in the middle of the hub body, which might allow me to get it to work as the mech wont have to return as far or be limited as much if that makes any sense.

Ht singlespeed 34-16

big dan · May 12, 2011

DH - Cove shocker 11-23 with 38 ring, ride typical small flat Aussie mountains (Hills) but like to mash a gear rather than spin.
XC/trail - Cove Handjob HT - triple ring, standard 9sp set up 22.32.44 with 11-32 cassette

Runner · May 12, 2011

DH– Zumbi F44

36t, with an 11-23 6spd in the back.

53x39 to 11-27 on my road bike :O

Jeremy R · May 12, 2011

DH (kalula)
36t 11-28t
I like the extra gears for a couple places where I have to pedal out of DH courses or trails. Its also nice to have at the top of the course for pedaling around before a run.

Trail (ASR 5)
32t 11-34t
Good for the all the climbing I have to do.

Pumptrack/slalom (raw jackal)
32t / 16t singlespeed
Works great for what I ride.

Sandwich · May 12, 2011

DH, sunday:
36t front, 11-30 8 speed in the rear. The 12-25 ti cassette I ordered and intended to run is lying in the trash somewhere in south boston.

Trail:
22-32-42 with an 11-32 9spd in the rear.

ATO · May 12, 2011

DH (Sunday)
-36T / 11-26 9 Speed

AM/Trail (6Point)
-36T/24T; 11-36 9 Speed

4X (STP)
-36T; 11-36 9 Speed; cogs will replaced 11-26

fluider · May 12, 2011

FR/AM/XC (Banshee Rune)
Front: 36/24t; Rear: 11-34t;

On Rune I realized how useless the large chainring is, I very rarely get to use the smallest sprocket even on the road.

motomike · May 12, 2011

DH bike (Morewood Izimu): 34 front, 11-21 rear

Trail bike (Yeti ASR5): 32 front, 11-36 rear (10spd)

Cant Climb · May 12, 2011

DH: Intense M3 - 36t/12-30 8speed (do alot of self shuttle)
XC: Santa Cruz Superlite - 33t/12-34 9speed.

Udi · May 12, 2011

DH (Sunday)

36 / 11-25

Alps

Bikael Molton · May 12, 2011

DH - TR450 - 38t - 11/28 - Diablo, other east coast parks, west coast parks (Whistler). I didn't like sitting in 36-11 all the time, so am enjoying the extra teeth up front. I prefer being mid-cluster if possible: the drivetrain seems more efficient and smoother.

Tr/FR - Blur4X - 36t - 11/32 - west coast pedal-up trails and shuttles

Jump/Pump - Mob - SS 28t-11t
Commute - Soma Rush 700c - SS 46t-16t

Willy Vanilly · May 12, 2011

Trail bike, Ventana X5 (my only bike)
Rings: 24/36
Cassette: 11/34

marshalolson · May 12, 2011

dh- makulu - 36t, 11-23 cassette

xc - reign x - 24/36, 11-34 cassette

live in colorado. xc trails are generally steep up, high speed down. dh trails are generally high speed down, generally pedally and a bit flatter at the resorts, generally super steep and not pedally at the shuttles.

Huck Banzai · May 12, 2011

DH - V10c - 36t - 11-25 -- Plattekill, Highland, Derp'ablo, random shuttle areas in the East.

Trail - Blur LT2 - 36/24 - 11-34 -- Blue Mtn (Peekskill), Ringwood, Sprain Ridge, Trumbull, Ninham, Cos Cob -- Up and Down (and up and down, and up and down)

IH8Rice · May 12, 2011

DH- M9 and DHS- 33t or 36t 12-26t.
loving the 33t now that ive had some rides on it. i thought id be spinning out everywhere but that doesnt seem to be the case

WBC · May 12, 2011

Makulu: 36t/11-28 9sp

Slackened norco fluid (4" am): 34t/11-34t 9sp.

I ride in the pacific northwest with steep, tighter, techier trails. I like to mash a hard gear, but have to ride up or ride into most of the trails I've been into lately, so I've been running a bigger spread on my dh bike.

Dogboy · May 12, 2011

On the DH bike I have a 36t chainring and a 12-25t cassette. On the trail bike I have 26/39t chainrings and an 11/36t cassette.

jackalope · May 12, 2011

DH = 36T and 28/10 (used to an 11 toof, but one is now somewhere on the Mass course)

AM = 34T and 34/11, but switching to and 36/11 ten speed soon

Terrain is all DH and full of east coast rox.

cableguy · May 12, 2011

DH: 36T and 12/25 on Trek Session 88
Mini-DH: 34T and 11/34 on Intense SS
Trail: 22/32T and 11/34 on Banshee Spitfire

Socal terrain (and summer trips to Whistler, N*, etc.)

bdamschen · May 12, 2011

DH: 36T with 11-23
Trail/XC/Whatever: 36T with 11-34

Radarr · May 12, 2011

Nomad: 36/24T x 11-36 10sp
Chameleon: 32T x 11-34 9sp

Works for the "little bit of everything" riding I do here in Montana.

DhDork · May 12, 2011

DH bike : 37t x 11-21 9sp

AM bike : 22/32t w/ an 11-32 cassette. I'm upgrading this bike completely to a new Reign with 10sp, and an 11-36 cassette, where I'll drop the granny ring. Around here, the trails are steep, techy climbs where granny is too slow, but I need just a gear or 2 smaller than my 32x32 now.

'size · May 12, 2011

Session 88 : 36 x 11-26 : 9 of them

Trance X : 32 x 11-34 : 9 of them

roel_koel · May 12, 2011

devinci dixon sp (all mountain 26" wheels)

36T / 28T front rings - 11-34t 9 speed rear

Specialized Crosstrail (commuter 700c wheels)

38T front - 11-25t 9 speed rear

Specialized P20 (bmx 20" wheels)

25T front - 9t rear

-BB- · May 12, 2011

ALL my bikes have an 11-34 rear. Not every hill can be shuttled, and even some that can be will have some sort of little climb. Even at Mammoth you have to pedal some times to get from the lift to the start of the trail (dc-10 etc).

So front rings?
36 - DH
36-22 - 7point
36-22 - Trail bike
32 - DJ'r

wood booger · May 13, 2011

DH= single 34 or 36 w/ 11-26 (10 spd)

Trail= single 36 w/ 11-36 (10 spd)

XC= 42/28 w/ 11-32 (9 spd)

Ridden mostly in NorCal. No Alps (most DH stuff under 10 minutes) but steep long climbs, loamy drifty redwood trails, rough rocky loose chunder, pretty much everything but sustained wet.

climbingbubba · May 13, 2011

DH: Banshee Legend mkII - 36 front w/ 11-34 9 speed (really need to switch to something smaller)

AM: Santa Cruz Blur Lt2 - 30t front 11-36 10 speed rear

Pumptrack: NS suburban - 32t front 14t rear single speed

Manifesto · May 15, 2011

DH: Giant Glory - 36 w/ 11-21 cassette

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