mettam1988 Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 (edited) i got my first bike on wednesday (a old megamo), problem is im not sure what the gear ratio should be, im used to playing onmy freinds zoot and my mod feels like the ratio is waaaay to low. i find it really hard to lunge onto anything higher than knees as i cant get the power to cover the distance and go up (even when im as close to the wall as possible when i start). ive resorted to having my left foot really high when i start so that i have more pedal rotation.is this normal, am i being a spaz and what gear ratios do most people run? im currently running 16 at the front and 13 at the back using a front freewheel. Edited February 25, 2007 by mettam1988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam_thornton Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Most people run 18 at the front (front freewheel) and a 12 at the back (fixed hub). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cristoff Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 I run a 22 on the front fixed crank and a 18 on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Fairburn Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Hi,Most mods you see today are usually running 18-12 or 18-13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackF Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Most people run 18 at the front (front freewheel) and a 12 at the back (fixed hub).seconded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom 20 Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Bikes like the onza t-birds and missions, that sort of crank style either run 22 or 24 on the front and 18 on the back ( being rear freewheel)Mods running front freewheel ffw have 18tooth on the front and a fixed sprocket on the back with 12 teeth ( usually). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 18-12 seems to be what 90% of mod riders are using.16-13 is a little too low geard really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flas12345 Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 i am running 18 tooth freewheel at the front and a 12 tooth fixed sprocket at the rear. in my opinon i think this is the best gear ratio for a mod. all my mates are running this also on there mod's. if you were to change to this ratio you would certainly feel the benifits. hope i have helped you.cheers lou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.w Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 22 - 18 i find it works really really well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boswell Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 The number of ingagement points you have in your front freewheel (if you have one) also makes a big difference, i have a try-all freewheel and because it has 108 ingagement points it makes my 18 12 ratio seem a lot harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Owen. Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 i run a very low 18-14, but i like it at the moment. i might try chaging to 18-12 though as it seems very common and popular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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