Originally Posted by
Speedskater
I like the small step size of close ratio rear gears. The only way to to that is with a triple. Once I made the switch, I never looked back.
I have done two close-ratio triples.
Back in the early 1970s, when anything more than 5 cogs in back was rare, I built a couple of third-step triples:
50-47-44/14-16-19-23-26 and 49-46-43/13-16-19-23-26. The first provides 13 ratios without any cross-chaining, whereas the second provides 14 ratios while still avoiding large-large cross-chaining.
When I converted the Peugeot to a triple, I went with a more conventional half-step-plus-granny:
48-45-34/13-15-17-19-21-24, which worked out extremely well.
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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