The gearing chart makes a compelling case for 1x. Riding it on the road has made me question that logic.

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Sponsored by GAM. Picture a scissor car jack — the one in your trunk for changing a tire. The spinning motion as you turn the ...

Road bike speed is determined by gear ratio, cadence, and tire circumference. You can achieve the same speed by applying torque at a high gear ratio and turning the cranks slowly (low cadence), or by ...

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It is a tiny component, in truth, a series of toothed metal cogs which connect to the chain on any bike’s back wheel. So why does a dispute over the size of a rear sprocket — and the gear ratio that ...

Meters of development tells you how far the bike travels for one full crank revolution. It combines chainring, rear cog, and wheel circumference, so it is more useful than raw gear ratio when ...