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I fancy trying a few club tts on a fixed wheel bike, anyone recommend a suitable gear?
I have a 15 & 16t rear sprocket, but will have to purchase a front chainset (anyone got anything suitable for sale?) as i only have a 39t front chainring at present.
Please bare in mind im new to tts and i dont have hoys thighs!!!
Anyone help?

I've done a few TTs on our course (inc back road course) on a fixed lo-pro and found 90 inch to be a happy medium. That's about 50x15. I am by no means a 'big gear' guy either so would be a good starting point I think.

I only ever did one club 10 on fixed using 45x14 (87" and was just a bit spun out so Davey's advice sounds good. Great fun but I always a bit nervous using a frame with horizontal drop outs as I'd previously had the chain jump off coming down Stormy and had the rear wheel jam-up in a nano-second and the rear wheel burn through to the inner tube one nano-second after that... BANG!

As Davey says 50x15 is a good starting point, i would also go for some spare chainrings say 51tooth also a 52tooth , and these combined with the 15 sprocket , should give you a good range especially if you are not a pedalling demon. I assume you are using a proper track bike i.e. with adjustable fork ends with which you can accomodate the range of gears mentioned without shortening or lengthening the chain

back in the day i used to use a 52 x 15 but that were on an old curse with a 2 mile 15% decent to start off on you didnt have to go back up !!!!

Thanks for your help guys.
pip, its not a "proper" track bike but it does have horizontal dropouts, so therefore i am able to adjust the chain tension.
I have an old (80s) campag chainset (double), could i remove the inner chainring and buy shorter bolts to enable me to use the large ring only for single speed use? or would this be a problem as the chainring teeth are "ramped"?
Also, as i only require a front brake, any advice on bars/brake lever/stems?
Im thinking of low pro bars with a reverse action lever.

You'll probably get a better chainline with your chainring on the inside but, my god, it looks fugly.

One combination that worked for me was a Campag Chorus BB with an old RX100 chainset with the chainring was on the outside. You couldn't have got a Rizla paper between the crank and BB shell!

ixie, that is a proper track bike, with regards the chainset ,you may get trouble with the chain alignment,but before going to the expense of buying a new one i,d try it first, and see how it runs, on my fixed bike ,it has a double chaiset with the inner ring removed and single bolts, and the original double axle, no trouble with alignment, but as i say try it first,you will soon know as the chain will come off!

Thanks pip, thats exactly what i was getting at. i will give it a try.
The reason i said its not a proper track bike is due to it having a normal wheelbase, front&rear brake mounts (im only running a front), and the frame has standard road geometry, its nothing flash, just a standard steel frame that ive been using as a winter hack/commuter. ive been running it with a 39x15 (to get me up stormy/three steps) and riding between cornelly& work at swansea.
Just thought id try turning it into a tt bike and having my first bash at the clubs tts.
Thanks again for all your help.
Dai