Fixed Gear math

Gear Inches:
Gear Inches Formula: Speed based on gear and RPM:
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-- CHAINRING TEETH --
30
32
34
36
38
39
40
42
44
46
48
50
52
53
11
73.6
78.5
83.4
88.4
93.3
95.7
98.2
103.1
108.0
112.9
117.8
122.7
127.6
130.1
12
67.5
72.0
76.5
81.0
85.5
87.7
90.0
94.5
99.0
103.5
108.0
112.5
117.0
119.2
13
62.3
66.5
70.6
74.8
78.9
81.0
83.1
87.2
91.4
95.5
99.7
103.8
108.0
110.1
14
57.9
61.7
65.6
69.4
73.3
75.2
77.1
81.0
84.9
88.7
92.6
96.4
100.3
102.2
15
54.0
57.6
61.2
64.8
68.4
70.2
72.0
75.6
79.2
82.8
86.4
90.0
93.6
95.4
16
50.6
54.0
57.4
60.7
64.1
65.8
67.5
70.9
74.2
77.6
81.0
84.4
87.7
89.4
17
47.6
50.8
54.0
57.2
60.3
61.9
63.5
66.7
69.9
73.1
76.2
79.4
82.6
84.2
18
45.0
48.0
51.0
54.0
57.0
58.5
60.0
63.1
66.0
69.0
72.0
75.0
78.0
79.5
19
42.6
45.5
48.3
51.2
54.0
55.4
56.8
59.7
62.5
65.4
68.2
71.0
73.9
75.3
20
40.5
43.2
45.9
48.6
51.3
52.6
54.0
56.7
59.4
62.1
64.8
67.5
70.2
71.5
21
38.6
41.1
43.7
46.3
48.9
50.1
51.4
54.0
56.6
59.1
61.7
64.3
66.9
68.1
22
36.8
39.3
41.7
44.2
46.6
47.9
49.1
51.5
54.0
56.4
58.9
61.4
63.8
65.0
23
35.2
37.6
39.9
42.3
44.6
45.8
47.0
49.3
51.6
54.0
56.3
58.7
61.0
62.2
24
33.7
36.0
38.2
40.5
42.7
43.9
45.0
47.2
49.5
51.7
54.0
56.2
58.5
59.6
25
32.4
34.6
36.7
38.9
41.0
42.1
43.2
45.4
47.5
49.7
51.8
54.0
56.2
57.2
26
31.1
33.2
35.3
37.4
39.5
40.5
41.5
43.6
45.7
47.8
49.8
51.9
54.0
55.0
27
30.0
32.0
34.0
36.0
38.0
39.0
40.0
42.0
44.0
46.0
48.0
50.0
52.0
53.0
28
28.9
30.9
32.8
34.7
36.6
37.6
38.6
40.5
42.4
44.4
46.3
48.2
50.1
51.1
30
27.0
28.8
30.6
32.4
34.2
35.1
36.0
37.8
39.6
41.4
43.2
45.0
46.8
47.7
32
25.3
27.0
28.7
30.4
32.1
32.9
33.8
35.4
37.1
38.8
40.5
42.2
43.9
47.7
Table taken with generous permission from David Wolfe
http://home.i1.net/~dwolfe/gerz/

Gear Inches Formula
(Drive Wheel Diameter x # of chainRing teeth) / rearCog

Speed using pedaling RPM:
Using a 23mm tire:
rpm x gear ratio x (1/12.6) = speed (in mph)

Know of other interesting formulae? email me and I can add it: gEo