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Old 08-17-13 | 05:43 PM
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HillRider
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Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

Originally Posted by zacster
pantograph Campy parts,
Be a bit careful with those, particularly the crank. The pantograph engraving acted as stress raisers and they tended to crack under load after some use.

Originally Posted by zacster
the 6 speed freewheel didn't work well with the 9sp chain.
I expect the 6-speed freewheel never worked all that well even with it's OEM chain but we didn't know any better at the time. Modern index shifting with the accompanying shaped and enhanced cogs and chainrings is so good it has spoiled us and we forget how ragged shifting was in the past.
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