crank chainset help needed

[motomagII]

right guys got a gt 3 piece off here 180 arms nice .anyways they are gouing on my se bronce as it only has 1 piece .my question is it has 16t freewheels and 180 arms what chainwheel do i need .smaller better but how small can i go without loosing pedal power please cheers rgeg

[weston]

you can get away with 40/16 gearing but after that your talking flatland gearing... stick to 44/16.... best gearing you could ride.. 

[sam hudson]

I agree,even if it does look (apparently) like a 'Dinner Plate' and 'Has no place in modern BMX'.
I'm stirring now cos someone wrote that and it made me mad...then i realised that there is no reason to get upset over a chainwheel         

[motomagII]

was just thinking it was rather large and a smaller one would not get in the way as much in park

[weston]

ive never had no problem riding 44/16 gearing & nobody else has in the past 25yrs. only over the past couple of years have they started to make them smaller to shave off a few pounds...

[motomagII]

okay mate thanks for the info .ps do you still have a chainring i can use for my 3 piece gt cranks ?greg

[Bob_Acid]

if you want to ride parks you're better off going a little smaller as they hit on the coping when you ride in. For racing and jumping 44 is fine.

[weston]

no offence but i have never hit mine on the coping dropping in & have watched all the pro's over the years & never saw one persons hit, i got a nice chainring if you want it, just needs a clean, i'll drop it off this week..

[Andy]

I agree,even if it does look (apparently) like a 'Dinner Plate' and 'Has no place in modern BMX'.
I'm stirring now cos someone wrote that and it made me mad...then i realised that there is no reason to get upset over a chainwheel         

Whoever wrote that sounds like a giant a$$hole, dont get mad about it though mate lol

andy

[Bob_Acid]

you're talking about people that know what they're doing West', i was always hitting with 44t