Bartali's bike in the '49 Tour used a Cervino rear mech with a 4-speed freewheel, and a (Simplex?) front mech with two chainrings. Coppi's bike had (Simplex?) mechs front and rear, again with 4-speed freewheel, so they both had "8-speed" drivetrain.
Aldo Ross
Middletown, Ohio
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> OK so a friend of mine told be that Coppi coverted to the more modern
deraileur before Bartali, as is evident from a picture that I have of the 49
Tour, so Bartali had a 2 speed and Coppi had 4? This reminds me of the 1983
discussion. Has anyone out there ridden the earlier 2 speed type? Is it easy
to change gears without stopping? From what I've read, you have to move the
rear axle and backpeddle? http://www.chiamamicitta.com/
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