Re: [CR]The idle ramblings of a freewheeler.

(Example: Framebuilders:Tony Beek)

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Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 10:28:48 -0400
To: Steve Freides <steve@fridayscomputer.com>, Classic Lightweights <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]The idle ramblings of a freewheeler.


Steve Freides asked:
> did racers half-step or only tourists?

Yes, half step was pretty much the norm through the 1950s. The typical chainset would be 46-49 or 47-50. My '61 Paramount came with 49-52, unusually large for a half-step of the era.

Early front derailers were so primitive that they wouldn't shift reliably on wider jumps.

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