Gearing advice

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Permalink Reply by John Proppe on January 14, 2013 at 5:43pm

Hey Noah, thanks for joining our gang of misfits :-D

Are you planning on cx / off-road use with this bike, or is it just for riding on the road?

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Permalink Reply by Noah Dehlinger on January 14, 2013 at 7:16pm

All trail use. About 50/50 fire-roads and single track. Most of the trails around here are either climbs or descents - very little flat. Many of the climbs are 1500-2000 ft and I'd like to have a gear that allows me to make these. I see WI makes a double freewheel (Eno DOS) with 16/18 or 17/19 combos. Leaning that direction.

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Permalink Reply by John Proppe on January 15, 2013 at 8:33am

I think you're on the right track with the DOS freewheel. If you want real versatility, get the DOS Freewheel in 16/18 and pair that with a 34/32 ring setup on the front.

You'll have a good spread of a stiffer gear for fire roads and lower for singletrack while keeping the same chain length.

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