Thread: Advice 3.75 gears

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Rear tire diameter is one factor, but how and where you drive is another. A gear that is nice around town may be horrible on the Interstate at 70 mph. I love the 4:30's in my 27 around town, but on the highway at 60 mph I'm revving to 3000 rpms. By contrast, my 23 had 3:00 gears and just loafed down the highway, slightly off idle, at 60-70 mph.

Personally, I think gears in the 3:50-3:70 range are just about as good of a compromise as you can get.

Don

I have 3.25 gears as well as fairly tall tires - 29.1". These are not the best combination. I went with the 3.25's when I was going to run 26" tall tires - now, I'm considering putting my 3.70's back in for a bit of a kick in the fanny