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03-14-13 | 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by auchencrow

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Get a 22T sprocket and pull stumps.

The hub typically comes with a 25T.

Grand Bois' suggestion is probably the most workable.

Changing the crank is possible, but can be quite a headache. The Raleigh BB is wider than usual, so common cotterless spindles don't work. You might be able to find a cottered crank with a 50.4 or 2" bcd but even so, finding a single chain ring small enough would be difficult.

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