Old 02-28-20, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BicycleSafari
How many teeth on your largest rear cog, and which rear derailleur are you using? I like the way you put this together, it looks super sharp!
The large rear cog is a 34t. The small chainring is a 39t, which is close enough to 1/1 that I can climb any paved hill on this bike. Thanks for the compliment. Cold-setting the rear triangle to accommodate the 9-speed Deore RD and 135mm O.L.D. cassette was a cinch, because the steel is 531 and the chainstays so long. I'm going to clean it up from the shakedown rides and try to leave it alone until the roads are clean again. I'll shoot some more photos of it when we begin to see some Springtime green around here. And yeah, this has become one of my favorite threads too. There's nothing like a sturdy bike that is still light enough to be efficient.

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