Yeah I can justify my jury-rig by putting the rear rack on the Raleigh.... I did the change this morning, and it seems to be working okay, had to swap out the FD for one with about 5mm wider swing, but I had the part in the junk box. It funny the rear end of the transmission is suntour and the front end is Shimano, but I don't really care..... I need to give it a test run this afternoon. The misses and the little one are out, so if I don't wait too long, I can leave for a ride, before they get back The chain is a little longer then I would like, but it's okay for now. I would need to use the 24 tooth ring before it would cause issues, but I am not planning on doing so. I may set the L screw to disable it, just so I don't go down there.

I think the problem is the bicycle manufacturers and component manufacturers think that if you want drop bars, your are a TdF wannabe. Really the perfect crank for most of us, would probably be a 48/38/28, giving you a nice low bailout, but still a decent top end. Well I do want to check this out, this afternoon.....