Originally Posted by
repechage
Appears well sorted.
that 42-23? As a low gear…
one day I can get back to that. Will take some work.
Jim made a straightforward machine.
the one way back that caught my eye had Columbus PS chainstays. The design that expanded to 24mm just beyond the BB sockets, obviously blacksmithed to fit chainrings. Beef.
The Masi 3V had big chainstays, any bigger and one needs a Tesch S-22
On that note, I realized I'd like to get lower gearing on this bike. Any suggestions? The rear is is 6-speed so not sure how big of a freewheel would work with the rear derailleur. Maybe a new rear derailleur? Best bet might be to get a new crankset. Anything relatively modern that has smaller cogs? Also, would I be able to add indexed shifting (downtube shifters)? Thanks in advance... Here are a few close-up shots of the crankset and rear derailleur.
