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Old 10-25-12 | 04:53 PM
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Monster Pete is right. I have a 50 year old 3-speed. It came with a 48T chainwheel and an 18T cog. Crazy high, but typical for that era. I put a 24T cog on it, and now I call my three speeds -1, 0, and 1, instead of 1, 2, and 3.

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