Re: [CR] Gearing Question

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Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:39:27 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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Subject: Re: [CR] Gearing Question


On 02/12/2011 07:05 PM, Bob Schwartz wrote:
> Thank you very much Dale and Tom. As much as it pains me to cannibalize this
> beautiful vintage classic, I need to ride. I don't want a wall hanger. I
> hope the purists don't hate on me but I'm more interested in function.
> I'll post some pics when I get a chance.

That's why I like Zeus cranks: classic style with wider range gearing. Here's one of my bikes where I replaced a Super Record 53/42 crank with a Zeus 48/36 crank:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/isaac-2009.jpg

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