Originally Posted by
ThermionicScott
Yeah, a different crank makes way more sense here, and fortunately 48/38/28 cranks (or similar) are really easy to find.
Yep, coming to that same conclusion after this thread, and that gearing is pretty close to what I want. I've got a vintage bike shop by me, I may swing by after work and see if they have anything that fits in the parts bin, otherwise it'll just get something new!