Thread: Pushing that big 60 this year
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Old 01-05-10 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by BlazingPedals
Cool... I've only got a 54T ring on my new highracer. Pushing a 60 would give me an extra gear at the high end.
That was my first reaction to "pushing 60," as well. I do have a 6-bolt 58T chainring for anyone who wants it -- you need old school steel cottered cranks and the three-piece Simplex 3-to-6-bolt adaptor. I replaced the original 58-45 / 14-22 gearing with a more reasonable 49-46 / 14-26.
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