Sachs Spectro S7 suitable Chainsets and chains?

[Peter]

Building a low maintaince 26" wheeled hack bike fitted with a 7 speed internal hub geared sachs
spectro 7.

No knowledge of hub geared bikes so need advice as to a reasonable size (No of teeth) for the front
chainring, suitable single ring crank sets and chain for such a bike? Thanks peter
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[Sheldon Brown]

peter wrote:
> Building a low maintaince 26" wheeled hack bike fitted with a 7 speed internal hub geared sachs
> spectro 7.
>
> No knowledge of hub geared bikes so need advice as to a reasonable size (No of teeth) for the
> front chainring, suitable single ring crank sets and chain for such a bike?

Depends on your gearing needs/desires and the wheel size. I have an on-line calculator that will let
you compare various options with more commonplace gearing setups.

See: http://sheldonbrown.com/gears

and: http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/internal.html

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[Peter]

Than you peter cut:
> Depends on your gearing needs/desires and the wheel size. I have an on-line calculator that will
> let you compare various options with more commonplace gearing setups.
>
> See: http://sheldonbrown.com/gears
>
> and: http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/internal.html
>
> Sheldon "Numbers" Brown +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
> | Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense, | differing from the latter only as
> | a veteran may differ from | a raw recruit: and its methods differ from those of common | sense
> | only as far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ | from the manner in which a savage
> | wields his club. | --T.H. Huxley |
> +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton,
> Massachusetts Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts
> shipped Worldwide http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com