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Originally Posted by Bibio
yes i had my bike with 16t/44t for about 6 years. its a nice relaxed and lazy setup but requires a lot of gear changes and it also pushes you into corners. you have to predict forward planning a lot more.
the reason i went to a 16t on the front was to stop changing to the imaginary 7th gear, while it worked the bike was also harder work to ride.
i now run 15t/47t and its a world of difference. much quicker for overtakes with less gear changes but its a lot more buzzy at MW speeds.
i have not noticed a drop/increase in fuel going either way.
with a 16t front its slower to get to top speed and you never reach the red line. with upping the gearing to what i have now i can hit the red line in top gear and get there quicker.
if your riding MW/DC a lot then yes swap to a 16t front but if you mainly ride twisty A/B roads then go up on the back. on twisty single track B roads with the 16t front i was pretty much always changing between 2nd-3rd-4th, i'm now only changing between 4th-5th and the odd occasion down to 3rd.
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Thanks Bibs, if only it was possible to try it out!!
I guess one answer would be to buy both then fit the 16T and see if I like it, if not then put the original 15T back on. But I do have to admit that I think the slightly longer gearing might better suit my riding style.