Originally Posted by
volosong
p.s. Still have that bike from the early 70's. A Super Mondia with Nuovo Record. I think that I had the first compact crankset. My chainrings are 47-42 and the rear cluster (we called them "clusters", not "cassettes" - cassettes were those little plastic things what we put music from the radio onto) is a 14-34 with rings that meant I had to shift the front derailleur at every shift. We made our own gearing in those days.
LOL, every time I call a "cassette or freewheel" a "cluster", the younger mech's at my LBS, just give me the "DUH" look! Only the guy who owns the shops, knows what I'm talking about!
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