Originally Posted by
geeteeiii
Decided to complete the 1964 V552 Harkiv build. Made the decision to switch to the square taper cranks as the cottered originals are so soft and cotter pins suck. I guess 151bcd ones would be more period for a bike this old, but i only have 144bcd road cranks. I did try to keep the original chain as it measured out okay, but the shifting was terrible. Modern chain made a big improvement. So the Vittoria tubulars and chain are the only new modern parts on it. I will most likely will install new shifter/brake cables as well when the riding season starts, but will try to keep the original housings. It rides okay, even brakes suprisingly well after installing some NOS xb3 brake pads, but not really a fan of these gran sport copy xb3 derailleurs, but they look cool atleast. Those square taper cranks gave the bike a new feeling, quite suprised by this.
do you happen to know if the derailleur bolt is the same as Campy? I have the upgraded version of the criterium type, but it’s missing the bolt.
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