Kona Honky Inc Bike. You Have One?

[ny biker]

Unless the chain rings and cassette on your current bike are exactly like the ones on the bike you're looking at, it is not enough to take into account the gears you do and don't use on your current bike.

This calculator will help you figure out the differences in gearing for different bikes:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gears/

[Velocivixen]

Thanks ny biker. I looked at that before and had no idea of what he was trying to tell me. However, I went to a gear shifting class and have a very user friendly "Gear Chart for 700c wheel bicycles" that I think makes more sense. I will have to see what my current set up has vs any new road bike.
Thanks for the clarification.

[ny biker]

Thanks ny biker. I looked at that before and had no idea of what he was trying to tell me. However, I went to a gear shifting class and have a very user friendly "Gear Chart for 700c wheel bicycles" that I think makes more sense. I will have to see what my current set up has vs any new road bike.
Thanks for the clarification.

I had to look at it several times before it made sense to me. But ultimately it was useful. Sounds like a chart would do the trick, too.