Sturmey Archer hub gears (possible new bike opportunity)

[Roadtrip]

Heres what I mean in the range...

3 speed
• Overall Range - 160%
• Gear 1 - 62.5% (-)37.5%
• Gear 2 - 75% (-)25% (Gear 1 + 20%)
• Gear 3 - 100% Direct Drive (Gear 2 + 33%)

Perhaps someone who I good at these things can give us a primer on gears and ratios.

Shannon

[hebe]

Thanks Shannon!

That's interesting about Globe. They really don't price well here after importing and the exchange rate so I don't think it would be much of a contender. Part of me still thinks that I really don't need a new bike, particularly as the Marin is looking hugely improved since I added a bottle cage and swapped the pump and seat post.

I don't really understand much about gears, so will read up about them this weekend.