Single Speed Questions

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by Alistair

I've used Surly cogs in the past. They have a wider edge at the free hub, similar to the CK shown above. Appears that it'll work with 6-9 speed chains.

For spacers, it doesn't really matter - all the kits are pretty much the same. As long as it has a few different width spaces so you can fine-tune the chainline, any of them will work.

Gear ratio - I've used 40x18 and 40x20 for SSCX (700x33 cx tire) and 44x16 on pavement (700x32 slick). My mountain bike (29x2.3) was 32x16 or 32x18. I'd guess for a gravel/commuter, you'd want somewhere around 40x18 or 40x20, depending on hills.

Thanks for this

[RowdyRoadyPiper]

Boone Cogs were my go to when I rode SS. They now make one like the Absolute Black pictured above....but they are Ti. Beautiful machining!