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Q: Why are gear teeth on a bike the same size?
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How do you find out your bike gear size?

Count the number of teeth.


What determines rear axle ratio?

The # of teeth on the ring gear and the pinion gear. There is always more teeth on the ring gear then the pinion gear. And the way you determine the gear ratio is devide the # of teeth that's on the pinion gear into the # of teeth that's on the ring gear and that will be the gear ratio. The 4 gears that are the same size and run together is called the spider gears. Do not count those gears they have nothing to do with the gear RATIO.


How do you work the gears on a bike with 24 inch wheels?

Depends more on what type of gears that you have than it does on the size of the wheels. If the gear levers are the same type as on a bigger bike the 24 inch bike will shift just the same way.


Should a 9 year old have a dirt bike?

Yeah if they have the right size dirt bike and gear


If the driving wheel and the driven wheel of a gear system are of the same size which gear will move faster?

The driving wheel will move faster because some energy is always lost in energy transfer.


Which is the larger gear on a bike - 1st or 5th?

i assume you're referring to the gears mounted on the back wheel. the larger(size) gear is 1, the smaller is 5, meaning 1 is low(relative) gear and 5 is high gear. same with a car.


How do you tell what size rearend you how on a 1999 Chevy blzer4x4?

Open the cover, count the teeth on the big gear ( the ring gear ) next count the teeth on the small gear ( the pinion gear). Divide the big gear by the little gear and that is your ratio.


How do you calculate the gear radio on a bike?

Depends a bit on what you're after. The basic is to divide the number of teeth on the front chainring with the number of teeth on the rear sprocket. But that doesn't take into consideration your wheel size ASO. Check out the link below to find out more.


How do you figure out the ring size on a 1990 Chevy pickup?

Count the # of teeth on the ring gear. Now count the # of teeth on the pinion gear. Now divide the small # into the big # and that will be your gear ratio.


What is the meaning module in gear design?

"Module" is the unit of size that indicates how big or small a gear is. It is the ratio of the reference diameter of the gear divided by the number of teeth. Thus:    (Module = Reference diameter ───────── Number of teeth )


What size rear dif is in a 96 z71 Chevy?

To determine your diff ratio, remove the cover, count the teeth on the ring gear, then count the teeth on the pinion gear. Divide the ring gear number by the pinion number.


Are all wheels the same size?

Not necessarily it depends on the size of the bike.