An easy way to remember when you're on the bike - the closer the chain is to your bike, the easier it is to pedal. Move the chain, on either the front or back, closer to the bike is easier - further away is harder to pedal.
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Thread: Explain Cassette Gearing
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06-01-2009, 12:14 PM #1
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06-01-2009, 04:06 PM #2
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All of these posts are very helpful! I had resorted to a letter game to help me remember about what gearing would make it easier to climb hills: "B"igger in "B"ack
- that's why I'm changing out the back from a 12/27 to a 13/30 this week.
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06-01-2009, 04:24 PM #3
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What a wonderfully, simple way to look at it...the further away from the bike, the harder the more work. Simple. Elegant. Thank you.
Originally Posted by Pedal Wench
When I read these posts, the engineer in me knows that I can never explain it to someone. Words like gear-inch, gear ratios, etc, want to roll of the finger tips. But, PW, you have the perfect layperson's explanation.
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06-01-2009, 04:47 PM #4
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Nope - but I'm an engineer too - so I'm just speaking your language! Originally Posted by Thorn
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