scuba147 Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 I had 20 inch sand skate II's and a buddy's buddy ruined them--I just picked up a pair of 22" ITP sand stars cheap. I used to start in 2nd gear draggin w/no problem and am curious if I should gear down for these bigger tires. I have 15/42 gearing and ran it no problem. Curious if anyone did such a switch on a modded stock bike and how bad did the switch bog you down at the start. I was thinking of going to a 14 tooth or raising the rear a size or two. Going to the dunes next month and hope to not be changing sprockets in the parking lot. thanks for anyones input.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheefreak Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 you have 15/42 with 20s so i would just change it to a 13/41 for the 22's how did you come up with the 15/42 before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuba147 Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 I used to run 15/41 but tried some 10 paddle haulers 3 years ago which trashed my rear sprocket in one day and was not getting the spin off the line I was looking for--I only used the 10 paddles for one weekend. So I changed the rear up one to compensate that weekend and its been on there ever since. I will double check the size of both gears this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuba147 Posted March 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Checked my gearing--I have 14/42 so I think I should be alright for now. Its been a couple years since I replaced/switched sprockets. I just hope I can start in second like I used to and not bog at the start with this setup. I will just have to wait and see next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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