Originally Posted by tclederman
Granny gear n. The lowest gear available on a bike, which only a grandmother would need to use; designed for steep uphill climbing, but extremely easy to pedal in on flat ground."

Apparently, this term is used very frequently in the bicycle world (as it is in the old 4-speed truck transmission world).

ive never seen a granny on a bicycle yet headscratch

what does fred think about it since he has to keep on truckin thumbs_up


i actually call it creeper gear. with a two speed rear and in first gear thats all you can do is creep.