Comments on daze of tundra: Gears of War

Pat was on a 26" bike with snowcats
and in 05'...

2009-01-03T03:26:00.000Z

Pat was on a 26" bike with snowcats
and in 05' on a 29er I used a 30-23 and it was ok with a packed trail but allot of work after 3 days and no rest.

With a pug ss go with a granny gear up front for sure. 24-20 or something like that.

Singlespeed really is not as much fun or as practical snowbiking as it might seem.. I've given up on it and love my gears now.

Cheers guys!

I know Pat Irwin raced on a 32...

2008-12-09T21:56:00.000Z

Cheers guys!

I know Pat Irwin raced on a 32:20 and Eric from Epic on something similar. Brant is trying to get me a 24t, (or I could use another crankset and a 30t ring)... I must say I'm not sure, but I guess I'd rather be under gunned than walking the whole time. Gonna do some rides loaded in the sand to get a feel of the ratio. I'll report back!

dont forget that bike is gonna weigh minimum 60 po...

2008-12-09T10:52:00.000Z

dont forget that bike is gonna weigh minimum 60 pounds loaded.
Might be worth considering a 23 if you are giving yourself 3 options.
Whoever Radirpok is then he does himself an injustice.He knows what hes talking about.My own experience is sending alot of time in 29x26/28 riding a loaded snowbike.

Maybe I'm not the most authentic source of informa...

2008-12-08T12:28:00.000Z

Maybe I'm not the most authentic source of information, but I did some snow (and ice) riding and 32/18-20-22 seem to be HUGE gears for this task. They MIGHT suffice on the plains, but any uphill and you are dead. Typical snow gear IMHO is in the granny range (22 front, ~20 back). Well yes, a SS is not very much suited to this task...
Perhaps it doesn't matter that much since you are going to push the bike a lot anyway ;-)

The front and rear wheels on the Pugsley are inter...

2008-12-07T13:55:00.000Z

The front and rear wheels on the Pugsley are interchangable- they both use rear hubs. I've opted for Hope single speed hubs which have a short cassette body. One hub will have a 18 and a 20 the other will have a 20 and a 22. Flip-flops wont work on the pug because the rims are really off-set. Does that make sense?

How are you running three gears? A flip-flop 1+2?...

2008-12-05T20:18:00.000Z

How are you running three gears? A flip-flop 1+2? Interesting...