Re: [CR] Dumb gearing question

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From: "Howard Darr" <hdarr@localnet.com>
To: "Brian" <twobouvs@yahoo.ca>, "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <20060108005221.92685.qmail@web88210.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] Dumb gearing question
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 20:47:10 -0500
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Actually there is a mountain advertised in Florida. On top of it is Bok Towers. Well worth the trip.

Howard Darr
Clymer PA


----- Original Message -----
From: Brian
To: Classic Rendezvous
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [CR] Dumb gearing question



> Chaingangers...
>
> To add to Ted's reply..
>
> Corncobs = or called straight blocks and were typically 6 gears
> 13,14,15,16, 17 & 18. Coupled with either a 53/42 or 54/46 - but there
> are no hills in Ontario...
>
> Ted.. Believe it was late 79 or 80 for the Mallard block with a 12 cog -
>
> Some of us used to train in Florida in the winter and I seem to remember
> a hill near Delray Beach & A1A - or was it an intercostal bridge ?
>
> Still have some Mallard 13 - 18 freewheels here.. Well used but nice.
> If anybody is looking for one of these let me know.
>
> Brian Frank
> Toronto, OnTAriO
> Canada
>
> Archive-URL:
> http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=classicrendezvous.10601.0469.eml
> From: "ternst" <ternst1@cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [CR] Dumb gearing question
> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 11:53:22 -0800
>
>
> Hi chaingang.
> I agree with Greg adding that by '75 many guys were already riding /
> racing on 6sp. would have to look up when 12 T cogs came in, but in '75
> type time the 6sp for the faster guys would have been 13x21 and 13x23.
> 13x26 was also prevalent, with the flatland fast boys and time trialers
> using corn cobs, and often a single front chainwheel. 14's were going out,
> but the standard bikes were as Greg described them.
>
>
>
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