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Old 08-25-10 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by jfmckenna
...what did people use back in the day to climb? I don't see many vintage 5 speed freewheels with a 26 or 28 cog though I imagine they had to exist.
obc said that 13-21 was "pretty standard" but I don't understand that. Every 5-speed mid-level bike I ever saw up close back then (early to mid-'70) had a 14-28 or 14-26. So that's what people used to climb. Anyone who wanted a tourer or who was generally worried about hills went to a 32 (or bigger), or switched to a triple. I didn't see many high-end bikes up close back then, and I'm sure they were gear higher.
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