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Hi guys I am new to the cycling scene, and I want to buy a new bike.
My question is, what is the diference with the gearing on MTB's as compared to a Road Bike. Thanks |
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Cat555 wrote:
: Hi guys I am new to the cycling scene, and I want to buy a new bike. : My question is, what is the diference with the gearing on MTB's as compared : to a Road Bike. It's literally a matter of counting sprocket teeth. It's common on current road bikes to have 39/53 up front with 12-23 at the rear. MTBs have 22/32/42 and 11-28. The lowest gear for road is 39:23 while MTB goes 22:28. The high ratios are 53:12 for road and 42:11 for MTB. The numbers may be a bit meaningless but believe that MTBs are overall geared lower. That is, they are great for getting up steep hills but are not geared for higher speeds. The smaller rim diameter of MTBs doesn't figure because the rolling diameter of the tyre is effectively the same as a road bike. Road bikes are great for going fast on roads with their higher gearing while MTBs are excellent for bombing down dirt tracks, etc. Hope this helps, cheerz, Lynzz |
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Lindsay Rowlands wrote:
Cat555 wrote: : Hi guys I am new to the cycling scene, and I want to buy a new bike. : My question is, what is the diference with the gearing on MTB's as compared : to a Road Bike. It's literally a matter of counting sprocket teeth. It's common on current road bikes to have 39/53 up front with 12-23 at the rear. MTBs have 22/32/42 and 11-28. The lowest gear for road is 39:23 while MTB goes 22:28. The high ratios are 53:12 for road and 42:11 for MTB. The numbers may be a bit meaningless but believe that MTBs are overall geared lower. That is, they are great for getting up steep hills but are not geared for higher speeds. The smaller rim diameter of MTBs doesn't figure because the rolling diameter of the tyre is effectively the same as a road bike. Road bikes are great for going fast on roads with their higher gearing while MTBs are excellent for bombing down dirt tracks, etc. Hope this helps, cheerz, Lynzz Also, the rolling resistance of an MTB tyre, being fatter, lower pressure, and often knobblier, is more than that of a road bike. This doesn't affect gearing per se, but it does affect the amount of pedalling effort, which is maybe what your question was driving at anyway. (maybe this too would have been better asked on rec.bicycles.tech) &roo |
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Speed MTB v Road Bike
Lindsay Rowland wrote:
Cat555 wrote: : Hi guys I am new to the cycling scene, and I want to buy a new bike. : My question is, what is the diference with the gearing on MTB's as : compared to a Road Bike. It's literally a matter of counting sprocket teeth. It's common on current road bikes to have 39/53 up front with 12-23 at the rear. MTBs have 22/32/42 and 11-28. The lowest gear for road is 39:23 while MTB goes 22:28. The high ratios are 53:12 for road and 42:11 for MTB. The numbers may be a bit meaningless but believe that MTBs are overall geared lower. That is, they are great for getting up steep hills but are not geared for higher speeds. The smaller rim diameter of MTBs doesn't figure because the rolling diameter of the tyre is effectively the same as a road bike. Road bikes are great for going fast on roads with their higher gearing while MTBs are excellent for bombing down dirt tracks, etc. Hope this helps, cheerz, Lynzz Let's not forget that a road bike can be geared to help with hill climbes. Say if a triple crank is used up front and a 12-27 cassette in the back, then the lightest ratio will drop from 39:23 (1:1.69) to 30:27 (1:1.11). Rear sprockets on MTBs are up to 30-34 teeth on the bail-out ring these days. So the figure on MTB can be as low as 22:34 (0.65:1). Still a big difference, isn't it? -- |
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