Originally Posted by
randyjawa
For the longest time, I rode straight blocks. Then I found the need to change, riding a 14 to 22 tooth freewheel. These days, I run a 14 to 26 and find that it makes a big difference. Swapping the freewheel is simple, inexpensive and just might give you that little edge that you need.
Worked pretty good for me.
+ 1 on the idea of changing to 14-26 this would a easy and relatively inexpensive change that should alow you to keep the nice vintage Campy stuff intact without making any major changes and give you the option of switching back to the original gearing in the future.