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10-19-13 | 11:39 AM

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John E

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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

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Originally Posted by non-fixie

Except for the more intelligent ones, like Jacques Anquetil in 1963:

According to some sources Anquetil climbed the Forclaz with 42 x 26.

Perhaps he was one who used half-step in the flats and 1.5-step in the hills, requiring a change of only the inner chainring. Been there ... done that:

50-47/14-16-18-20-23-26 for flat land, 50-42/14-16-18-20-23-26 for hills

With only 5 cogs, he ran:

50-48/14-16-19-22-26 (source: The Dancing Chain, Frank Berto),

50-42/14-16-19-22-26 (consistent w/ reference in post)

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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069

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