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cash_vikram
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 Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:47 pm Post subject: can anyone tell me how the gear cycles run faster than the normal cycles if they are on the highest gear ??? |
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Laura B
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Its all because of that changing cog size changes amount of distance covered per turn of the gear or vice versa, sorry kind of find this hard to explain |
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jerriel
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Bajingo
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| small cogs driving bigger cogs (ratio) make the bigger cogs spin more revolutions per cycle... |
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M R
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:43 am Post subject: |
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| Ratio, is the key term. A smaller gear in the back with a larger one in front. One turn of the pedals creates more turning of the back wheel with a higher ratio than a low ratio. |
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intrepidfae
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:39 am Post subject: |
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| Gear cycles run faster than normal cycles because the big gears in the front of the bike are bigger and the little gears in the back of the bike are smaller than those found in normal cycles.It's all about the size difference between two gears. You've got 2-3 big gears up front (called chain rings) and a 6-10 little gears in the back (called cogs). Your shifters let you select which gears you want by moving the chain from one gear to another. The left shifter lets you select which front gear you want. The right shifter lets you select which back gear you want. Little gears up front combined with big gears in the back have a lot of power but aren't very fast. This is good for going up hills. Big gears up front combined with little gears in the back have a lot of speed but aren't very powerful. This is good for going downhill or for going very fast on flat ground. |
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