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

Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 13:42:31 -0400
From: "Steve Freides" <steve@fridayscomputer.com>
Organization: Friday's Computer, Inc.
To: Classic Lightweights <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]The idle ramblings of a freewheeler.
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Diane Feldman wrote:
>
> That 1981 Raleigh, if built from a frameset by a "pro" bike store,
> would almost certainly had a chainset with 42/53 rings, and a freewheel like
> 13/15/17/20/23/26, or 13/14/15/17/19/21.

Mine came with a 13-14-16-18-20-23 (which I can ride merrily most of the time but for the really steep stuff a 42 x 23 is a bit, well, stiff for me, pun intended. I like a 42x26 for Gate Hill Road, Skyline Drive and a few other climbs around here.

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