What Ratio Are You Going To Run At The Singlespeed Champs?

Tama · *by **Tama** on Sat 4/Apr/09 9:59pm*

It's three weeks until the 2009 New Zealand Singlespeed Champs in Rotorua. Which brings me to the third most important question (after what you're going to wear and the colour of your grips) - what ratio are you running?

My normal Whakarewarewa Forest ratio is 1.8 (32:18 on a 26") to stop my knee exploding on the climbs, and from what I've seen singlespeed racing is almost entirely won on climbing (and the beer drinking strategy.) So I'm guessing this should be about right for race day.

I spent the morning putting together a singlespeed which will probably be used in anger on ANZAC weekend and it's a sweet little steel 26" with 32:18 so here's hoping I got it right :huh:

Anyhoo - what's your knee poison?

pushbikerider · *by **pushbikerider** on Sat 4/Apr/09 10:09pm*

32/18 as well for me, I'll be on the "blue meenie" DMR

Mel · *by **Mel** on Sat 4/Apr/09 10:18pm*

I'm hoping to set my ratio at about 1.0 : 1, for Beer : Laps. :thumbsup:

I'll run 32:20 on my 29er - does that make it easier for pushing up hills?

dented · *by **dented** on Sat 4/Apr/09 11:06pm*

32:18 is awesome for Roturua.

musket · *by **musket** on Sat 4/Apr/09 11:15pm*

I'll be in 32:20 for the 29er, so that's 32:18 on a 26 - I concur with Dents.

disoriented · *by **disoriented** on Sun 5/Apr/09 2:50pm*

33:17 here. I find it works well for most of Wellington and I much rather run a gear I'm familiar with than risk changing to a gear too big or too small

Mr_Bob · *by **Mr_Bob** on Sun 5/Apr/09 3:30pm*

I had 36:17 last year, found it a bit of a pig to climb with, so probably go 36:18 this year

yak71 · *by **yak71** on Mon 6/Apr/09 7:38am*

33x20 - I think......More importantly, what are you going to wear???

Mr_Bob · *by **Mr_Bob** on Mon 6/Apr/09 8:21am*

yak71 wrote:.More importantly, what are you going to wear???

Picking up some of my costume today :paranoid:

Butch · *by **Butch** on Mon 6/Apr/09 8:30am*

Man up and run 2:1. It's the go-to gear.

Monolith · *by **Monolith** on Mon 6/Apr/09 8:54am*

I'll be on 32:19 on the wagon wheels.

Tama · *by **Tama** on Mon 6/Apr/09 8:56am*

Butch wrote:Man up and run 2:1. It's the go-to gear.

Where were you at Living Springs Butchie? :sly:

Butch · *by **Butch** on Mon 6/Apr/09 10:13am*

Tama wrote:
Butch wrote:Man up and run 2:1. It's the go-to gear.

Where were you at Living Springs Butchie?

Whipped...

Tama · *by **Tama** on Mon 6/Apr/09 10:15am*

Butch wrote:
Tama wrote:
Butch wrote:Man up and run 2:1. It's the go-to gear.

Where were you at Living Springs Butchie?

Whipped...

As long as you were wearing the proper attire...

Jono · *by **Jono** on Mon 6/Apr/09 10:36am*

Hmmm. I'm considering doing the singlespeed champs. Although I'm also in a team racing at the 24 hour race on the 9th, so getting two weekends up there in such close proximity may well prove tricky.

At least since I've never ridden a singlespeed before I don't know how much it would hurt, which has to help, right?

What Ratio Are You Going To Run At The Singlespeed Champs?

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