More dumb question: Bikes with a big sprocket

[deanohit]

Hahahaha, how many times have we seen similar videos?

[EJK]

Hahahaha, how many times have we seen similar videos?

I love the videos of Squid Americans in the morning

[pritch]

Just beause yours was ok for you does not mean all bikes come out properly geared....or at least not properly for every rider....

No, but the factories have highly qualified and experienced people who select the gearing given the compromises they are presented with. It's all swings and roundabouts, eg an improvement in acceleration demands worse fuel consumption and vice versa and so on.

It isn't particularly likely that someone unqualified and inexperienced is going to effect a radical improvement.

Of course there is always someone who will want different gearing for a particular reason but generally the advice I have seen is to leave it standard.

[-easy--rider-]

here is ot explained simply.

biger sprocket on the back means more power/faster take off but slower top speed.

big sprocket on front makes it faster but take of slower.

understand?

[MarkH]

Didn't you ever ride a mountain bike (three on the front, seven on the back -- Shimano `Quick Shifter' -- man was I the coolest guy around the bike racks back in primary school!).

I thought you were the coolest guy in primary school because you were old enough to buy alcohol! (sorry couldn't resist)

[Colapop]

A bigger sproket obviously makes your bike go pee pee!!

And the merkin rider go "Oh Shit!!"

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[sinfull]

A bigger sproket obviously makes your bike go pee pee!!

And the merkin rider go "Oh Shit!!"

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Or the rider shat himself after a hard weekend on the bourbon !