The gears in mountain bikes just keep getting more and more intricate. The bikes of today have as many as 27 gear ratios. A mountain bike will use a combination of three different sized sprockets in front and nine in the back to produce gear ratios. The idea behind all these gears is to allow [...]
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How Mountain Bike Gears Work
Posted by Admin on December 23rd, 2009
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