I always enjoy reading suggestions from others who share my passion for cog-by-cog and ring-by-ring custom gearing.
I also like the barcon suggestion -- I am delighted with the classic non-indexed ratcheting SunTours I put on my Peugeot workhorse, which has a customized half-step 12-speed transmission with 6-7% ratiometric progression from 43.6 gear-inch bottom to 93.5 gear-inch top. For longer and/or steeper hill work I would be inclined to keep the same top gear and spacing, but to add one or more larger cogs to the rear axle, which is currently only 122mm OLD (with ultra-6 freewheel). A good triple or a 110mm BCD crankset with a 34-tooth inner ring would be other sensible options.
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
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
Last edited by John E; 07-26-16 at 06:45 AM.