motorpsycho
Active Member
My bike has the stock 41 tooth rear sprocket (i'm using a 20" frame with 20" wheels). the 41 tooth sprocket works fine, but with the smaller 20" wheels, it seems to wind out too soon. I am still getting + - 30 mph top speeds, but i am wondering if i put the 36 tooth rear sproket on, how much i will gain.
it takes off fine with the 41 tooth sprocket but i am wondering how much i will loose on the take off by going to to a 36 tooth.
i think the 20" wheels makes it geared a little higher with the 41 tooth sprocket than if i had 26" wheels. so in reality the 41 tooth sprocket on the 20" wheel may be compairable to a 56 tooth sprocket on a 26" wheel.
i don't know, but i would like the motor to not rev so high when i am running @ 20 mph, but i don't want to loose a ton of bottom end torque on the take off.
Maybe by going to the 36 tooth sprocket on my 20" wheel, it will be compairable to a 41 tooth on a 26" wheel?
I'm thinking gear ratios for cars because the taller (lower) your differential gear is the taller your tires should be. if you have a low gear (higher numerically) in the differential with short tires, it will wind out very soon.
by putting taller tires on a low gear (higher numerically), you will gain some top end, but loose some bottom end.
does this make sense to anyone?
it takes off fine with the 41 tooth sprocket but i am wondering how much i will loose on the take off by going to to a 36 tooth.
i think the 20" wheels makes it geared a little higher with the 41 tooth sprocket than if i had 26" wheels. so in reality the 41 tooth sprocket on the 20" wheel may be compairable to a 56 tooth sprocket on a 26" wheel.
i don't know, but i would like the motor to not rev so high when i am running @ 20 mph, but i don't want to loose a ton of bottom end torque on the take off.
Maybe by going to the 36 tooth sprocket on my 20" wheel, it will be compairable to a 41 tooth on a 26" wheel?
I'm thinking gear ratios for cars because the taller (lower) your differential gear is the taller your tires should be. if you have a low gear (higher numerically) in the differential with short tires, it will wind out very soon.
by putting taller tires on a low gear (higher numerically), you will gain some top end, but loose some bottom end.
does this make sense to anyone?
