Originally Posted by
dbakl
I was kidding. I've stated here numerous times I've run 28s and NR with no problems since 1972.
Same here.
I used to run a 14-28 freewheel with 52-43 chain rings on my NR in VERY hilly Fayetteville, Arkansas in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It wasn't the fastest shifting on really steep hills, but it never failed me.