Mighty nice looking bike, Ann.
As to the chainring, I beleive the big ring gets less stress than the small, because the small ring is where you have the chain when you're grunting up the hills making a maximum effort, so I wouldn't worry about it. I'm using a Stronglight 93 ring with about the same level of swiss-cheesy-ness, and it seems to be holding up fine for me. Of course if you're too worried, feel free to send that fine looking ring my way.
Tom Adams, Shrewsbury NJ
>From: ADP <aphillips9@mindspring.com>
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: [CR]Medici
>Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 09:11:38 -0500
>
>some shots of That Scandalous Medici are up at:
>
>http://community.webshots.com/user/aphillips9
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>I've got it up and running, still needs lots of detail cleanup, but
>it goes forward (and backward, sort of) now.
>
>This project was built mostly out of recycled bits from stuff I had
>sitting around. I actually paid cash money for the brake pads, the
>big ring, levers and hoods, a used headset top nut, spokes and wheel
>relacing labor, tires, the new cables and housing. Everything else
>was just sitting here in little boxes waiting for a bicycle. Even
>the leather handlebar cover was recycled from another handlebar.
>
>My question is, does that lace-like drilled big ring work? I mean
>if I actually shift into the big ring and stand up or something
>silly, does the whole thing dissolve into bits of aluminum?
>
>Ann Phillips, Decatur GA
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