Originally Posted by
Captain Blight
That *is* an odd "gruppo" and I think you're right about it coming from a touring bike. That's certainly a half-step plus bailout setup on the cranks. Can you provide a tooth count for me, and on the freewheel?
The Maillard 500 is a quite a good hub. What are the rims like?
I'll try to get an accurate tooth count tomorrow when there's daylight. Rear freewheel is a pretty wide 6 though which the Falcon derailleur seems to be handling. Need to find some more elegant bars though.
The rims are Minstral(front) and Winkel(rear). Both hubs are Maillard 500 sealed mechanism hubs though. I thought they were cheap rims but they are aluminum with eyelets and stainless(?) spokes. Pretty nice.
It seems to have more BMX and Touring characteristics than road.