Originally Posted by
jonwvara
... I like to set up most of my bikes with big rings in the high 40s. ...
Same here: 50-42, 49-46, 47-38, and 45-42 on the road bikes, 48-40-28 or 48-40-24 on the mountain bike. I pair the 50 and the 49 with 14T high gear cogs and the 47 and the 45 with 13T. Only the mountain bike has a top gear of 100 gear-inches or more (48/12 = 104 on 26" wheels).
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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