Originally Posted by
BluesDaddy
And that's probably half-step gearing, so a smaller inner ring could throw the steps between gears out of whack. Can you just swap a bigger cog onto the low end of the freewheel?
I could, but maybe not with the Gran Sport derailleur. Record would likely handle a 28. (I have no trouble getting NR to reach a 28.) I do plan to leave the GS on this bike - part of it's character. I have other bikes to ride in the hills - this will be my "path racer" (bike path that is.)