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Bikes: 86 Katakura Silk, 87 Prologue X2, 88 Cimarron LE, 1975 Sekai 4000 Professional, 73 Paramount, plus more
Originally Posted by
ThermionicScott
How about switching to a 39T or 40T inner ring? 39/26 would be the same gearing as 42/28.
+1 Depending on the crankset, my favorite gear easing technique is to replace the chain rings with rings off a donor mtb; something like 47/35 or similar. I keep an eye out for 110BCD rings and MTB donors for just this purpose. I've done this change on several bikes.
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