Originally Posted by
grant40
Serious crawler gear there. I could climb some big hills with that geae
Coincidentally, I use exactly that combination, 28/30, on my mountain bike, but with an 8-speed 12-30 cassette, I sure don't need no 60T outer ring, or even a 50, for that matter.
My all-original 1960 Cap Sieger came geared 58-45 / 14-22, and I still have the aluminum 58T Simplex ring if anyone wants it for the price of postage. It fits the standard Simplex 3-piece 3-to-6-bolt adaptor that was commonly used with cottered cranks.
Your bike is an absolute stunner.
I bought this all-original (except the outsized 58T outer chainring) 1960 Capo Sieger several years ago. Note the adjustable-reach Ambrosio stem, which Otto Cap put on a lot of his bikes.
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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