pedalkick question

[mikesnow]

just wondering because i've been trying pedalkicking on a zebdi geared for urban and found it very very difficult, question is:
-would you guys be able to pedalkick on a bike with approx. 32:18 gearing?
thanks

[Faction Bike]

holy burley!!! That's an IIIIIILLLLLL gear you're running.....

[mikesnow]

crazy, i knew it was heavy but i never thought it would be unheard of.....

[Ross W.]

32 18. well fuck me.

[AgrAde]

i couldn't kick well enough to make it useful. maybe a couple feet.

[davke]

no way

[CoppellStereo]

i learned pedal kicking on that ratio, as well as a 32:16 ratio, i could 10+ pedal kicks on those ratios, its a great gear to learn in to get your legs strong, then when you go down to like 22:18, you can do mad gaps :bigthumb:

[chronic]

Would I be able to kick on 32-18? No, I couldn't make use of that for anything.

[mikesnow]

Cool, thanks for the input guys i appreciate it.....so it's not an ideal gear whatsoever but may be learnable.......see my problem is I'm running a single speed and don't want to go to such a low gear due to inability to boot around town.....any suggestions??

[Cryo-Cube]

you can do small fucked up pedalkicks with that gear...on flat perfect concrete ground that is.
Big, precise pedalkicks on anything remotly uneven or steep (rocks, walls, natural/muddy ground, grassland)
:umno:

[chronic]

You're kind of screwed unless you want to run different gears. You could use a chain tensioner or some old deraillure, and then use two chain rings up front 32/22t. One for street and the other for trials, that is if you have a freewheel on the rear.
What kind of a set-up do you have?