frame question

[melissam]

Denise,

Here's the gearing for your bike, assuming it has the wheels, tires, chainrings, and rear cassette listed on the Gary Fisher site.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/attac...1&d=1150495201


So, when you're on the little chainring (28) and the biggest gear in the back (30), your gear inches are 25.5. Your hardest gear is the big chainring (48) and the little gear in the back (11) -- gear inches = 119.2.

Don't get too caught up in the numbers. They're a good way to quantify how hard or easy a gear is, assuming all else is equal -- terrain, wind, etc.

Hope this helps!

-- Melissa

Edit: oh drat, the gear inches table doesn't show up really well, no matter what I do. Hopefully my last edit will work.