stock bike set up?

[THEDEMOLITIONMAN]

I am going to build up my Z1 stock frame and I am contemplating gear rations. I am leaning towards 18/15, I mainly ride street and a tiny bit of natty.I have simtra bars/stem to throw on there,a king headset,king rear,king front,orange disc fork,monty stock FFW cranks w/ZHI bashring,FSA ISIS BB,pedals are what's around,louise front disc with plaz pads +plaz rotor,HS33 rear with MOE pads,ouri lock on grips,Maxxis tires..?,chain? usually run a KINK..lol,this ride will also have a rennen to make it a SS.


So I am still thinking about the right chain to run,gear ratio and tires.

THEDMAN

[dannyboy]

not a fan of kmc chains (lots of ppl do like em tho) iv had tonnes of luck with wipperman chains and sram.

i use 18/15 on my karbon - feels spot on, but the best thing to do is try a few diff setups til ur happy

tyres - michelins are good, tryalls are brilliant especially on natty. If you wanna save weight the schwalbe big betty 26x2.4 is few 100gms lighter and stil good soft compound.

have a look around at wat ppl are using - check bike pics etc - and ride as many different setups as possible...
good luck:)

[THEDEMOLITIONMAN]

I'll probably end up going with a KMC BMX chain on it, I use a lot of torque when I ride.As for tires, I'm going to run Maxxis, poss high rollers, already have a lot of them in stock..







thanks for all your input,


THEDMAN

[Ebon Dragon]

If you're going to ride mostly street 18-15 will be good. Most people who run 18-16 do it because its lighter for natty reasons.

[aki]

18/15 for urban for sure. I want to try 18/16 for nat & see how that feels. I was going to suggest Big Betty too but with street they wear out so fast like Try-All's.

[hophopsnap]

I run 18/16 and its a bitch riding anywhere, prolly go to 18/15 someday.

[THEDEMOLITIONMAN]

At the moment, I just designed a kick ass deisgn for the frame and once it's finished being painted and built.






I'll throw some pics of it online,

THEDMAN

[dubtrialsin]

the main thing to be concerned with isnt really the tooth amt on the rings but the ratio
a 3 tooth spread is the best all around set up ive had
a 4 tooth spread can be better for some urban cuz u can gap way farther relying on the drive train.
on newer high bb frames a 2 tooth spread ive heard is really too easy and u get nowhere.