i found out that super spinning out in my trail gear took too long to get anywhere and running a bigger gear on the trail had me walking too many hills. the solutions a dingle.
32x24 and 36x20 are my two ratios. i can run the same size chain and switch between the two under a minute. now this is not gear switching bonanza. i am still running the gear i brought attitude, just a little more efficiency. i can even cross chain and get another gear 32x20. so three gear options total.
the two gears in their shiny glory.
the splines are nice and wide to save my cassette body.
here they are mated up on the hub. my spacers worked out perfect and got a good chain line as well
looking good
still using the tensioner as money is getting diverted into the cyclocross venture right now, but an ebb is in the works.
up front running dual chainrings as well.32t inside and 36t outer
while futzing around with gears i found this steel granny gear, so i threw it on the vassago for winter thrashing in the ice and salt. the xtr granny will go on the shelf until next race season.
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Very nice. I could do the same on a budget by putting a spacer inbetween say a 16 and 20 tooth on the rear, right?
Who made the custom gears for you, by the way? They look very nicely done.
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genghis try to use cogs with wide splines. yes, just use spacers and get your chain to line up. as long as they are close you can get away with one ring in front and two in back with a tensioner to take up the slack. or use sram quick links.
a guy at mtbr, "ISuckAtRiding" is what he goes by there. nice guy, good fabricator. i went with stainless steel as i was wearing down the aluminum ones too quickly as much and hard as i ride.
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