Originally Posted by
bikemig
Beautiful bike. I'm thinking of doing something similar with a stronglight 93. Those are beautiful cranks. Still if I go with a stronglight 99, I can run a 48/34. Decisions, decisions. . . . That's the thing about 5 speed freewheels, you have to think about your gearing if you're running that bike anywhere with decent hills.
Thanks. I love the look of those Stronglights, so I got me some of those
122 BCD 37T rings from
jonwvara. The difference between 34T and 37T is not that big. In my case it means I dismount and walk just a few yards earlier.
The 99 (and its SR Apex copy) are nice cranks. The 86 BCD lets you go as low as 28T. With the right outer ring you can hide your baby inner nicely. This is a 50/30, IIRC, on one of mrs non-fixie's bikes:
