Re: [CR]gear limits of a 71 N R rear derailleur-side note

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Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 16:14:50 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: ClassicRendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]gear limits of a 71 N R rear derailleur-side note
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cmontgomery wrote:
> Ian Hibbel toured for years on an F.H. Grubb with a Stronglight 46-40
> and Regina (5 block) 14-31. Nuevo Record on the rear and Record on
> the front. He said he put 100,000 miles on that bike.

The 6-tooth difference on the front goes a long way to letting the NR derailleur work on that large a block. Try it on a ten-tooth spread and you'll run into problems.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA