Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Boston-ish, MA
Bikes: 72 Peugeot UO-8, 82 Peugeot TH8, 87 Bianchi Brava, 76? Masi Grand Criterium, 74 Motobecane Champion Team, 86 & 77 Gazelle champion mondial, 81? Grandis, 82? Tommasini, 83 Peugeot PF10
Chain width ignorance
I've been riding with a 5-speed freewheel so long I don' t know how to count to six. But with a 126mm rear hub I could go to 6 or even 7. Don't know if it's worth the trouble. Unless I have to drop down to the smaller chainring most of my riding uses only 3 gears, with the very occasional foray into high (48/14).
If I went to a 6 or 7-speed freewheel or cassette would I need a new, narrower chain?
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