GEAR RATIOS FOR MTB CYCLE (26 INCH WHEEL) FRONT CHAIN SET 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 54 117 108 100 94 88 83 78 74 70 67 64 61 59 56 54 52 50 48 47 45 44 43 41 53 115 106 98 92 86 81 77 73 69 66 63 60 57 55 53 51 49 48 46 44 43 42 41 52 113 104 97 90 85 80 75 71 68 64 61 59 56 54 52 50 48 47 45 44 42 41 40 CHURCH STREET CYCLES 51 111 102 95 88 83 78 74 70 66 63 60 58 55 53 51 49 47 46 44 43 41 40 39 102 - 104 CHURCH STREET 50 108 100 93 87 81 76 72 68 65 62 59 57 54 52 50 48 46 45 43 42 41 39 38 GAINSBOROUGH 49 106 98 91 85 80 75 71 67 64 61 58 55 53 51 49 47 46 44 42 41 40 39 37 LINCOLSHIRE 48 104 96 89 83 78 73 69 66 62 59 57 54 52 50 48 46 45 43 42 40 39 38 37 DN21 2JU 47 102 94 87 81 76 72 68 64 61 58 56 53 51 49 47 45 44 42 41 39 38 37 36 (01427) 617752 46 100 92 85 80 75 70 66 63 60 57 54 52 50 48 46 44 43 41 40 39 37 36 35 45 98 90 84 78 73 69 65 62 59 56 53 51 49 47 45 43 42 40 39 38 37 35 34 44 95 88 82 76 72 67 64 60 57 54 52 50 48 46 44 42 41 39 38 37 36 35 34 GEAR RATIOS YOU SHOULD USE A LOT 43 93 86 80 75 70 66 62 59 56 53 51 49 47 45 43 41 40 39 37 36 35 34 33 OTHER GEARS HANDY FOR OTHER CONDITIONS - UPHILL / DOWNHILL / WINDY 42 91 84 78 73 68 64 61 57 55 52 50 47 46 44 42 40 39 38 36 35 34 33 32 41 89 82 76 71 67 63 59 56 53 51 48 46 44 43 41 39 38 37 36 34 33 32 31 THE HIGHER THE NUMBER THE HARDER IT WILL BE TO PEDAL REAR CHAINSET 40 87 80 74 69 65 61 58 55 52 50 47 45 43 42 40 39 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 THE LOWER THE NUMBER THE EASIER IT IS TO PEDAL 39 85 78 72 68 63 60 56 53 51 48 46 44 42 41 39 38 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 38 82 76 71 66 62 58 55 52 49 47 45 43 41 40 38 37 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 37 80 74 69 64 60 57 53 51 48 46 44 42 40 38 37 36 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 IF IT IS TOO EASY YOU WILL BE SPINNING THE PEDALS VERY FAST AND SEEM TO GET NO WHERE 36 78 72 67 62 59 55 52 49 47 45 43 41 39 37 36 35 33 32 31 30 29 28 28 IF IT IS TOO HARD YOU WILL FIND IT HARD TO PEDAL AND MAY STRAIN YOUR BODY 35 76 70 65 61 57 54 51 48 46 43 41 40 38 36 35 34 33 31 30 29 28 28 27 34 74 68 63 59 55 52 49 47 44 42 40 38 37 35 34 33 32 30 29 29 28 27 26 33 72 66 61 57 54 50 48 45 43 41 39 37 36 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE GEAR RATIO YOU WILL USE THE MOST OFTEN ARE 32 69 64 59 55 52 49 46 44 42 40 38 36 35 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 BETWEEN 40 - 70 31 67 62 58 54 50 47 45 42 40 38 37 35 34 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 24 30 65 60 56 52 49 46 43 41 39 37 35 34 33 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 24 23 29 63 58 54 50 47 44 42 40 38 36 34 33 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 24 23 22 THEREFORE TRY TO PICK A CHAIN SET WHERE YOU CAN EASILY SWITCH BETWEEN THESE GEARS 28 61 56 52 49 46 43 40 38 36 35 33 32 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 23 22 21 27 59 54 50 47 44 41 39 37 35 33 32 31 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 23 22 21 21 WE WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND THAT YOU HAVE AT LEAST 3 GEARS AND PREFERABLY 5 GEARS BETWEEN THESE RATIOS 26 56 52 48 45 42 40 38 36 34 32 31 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 23 22 21 20 20 BETWEEN THESE RATIOS