Re: [CR] The Alex Singer on French Ebay

(Example: Production Builders:Tonard)

Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:58:17 -0600
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Mark Stonich" <mark@bikesmithdesign.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] The Alex Singer on French Ebay


At 1/24/2009 07:37 PM +0100, Kai Hilbertz wrote:
>Hello Jan, cc List,
>
>do you personally prefer 48/32, as stated? That would mean a BCD of 94
>(or smaller), and then you could go smaller with the inner chainring.
>Or were you referring to 48/33 or 48/34 with a BCD of 110? What do you
>use in the rear?

Kai, With the TA Cyclotouriste a 26t inner ring on a double is possible. With the 86mm Stronglight 99 a 28t inner ring on a double is possible. I imagine the constructeurs were making whatever they needed.

Have you ever seen a 33t 110mm bcd ring? I haven't.

Mark "28-42 compact double with a 14-28 FW" Stonich; Minneapolis, Minnesota USA