Folks,

I have a 30 year old Raliegh International, all Campy equiped. Years ago I upgraded to a Super Record rear deraillur so I could run a 28T rear cog (six speed). The front is a 52T x 42T Nuovo Record (144 BDC) crank. That has worked fairly well since. However, now I'm finding I just don't have quite the leverage anymore to get up really steep hills. I am looking for suggestions on how to get a better gear ratio for hills with the least amount of surgery. I haven't paid much attention to all the new technological breakthroughs, so now that I am starting to look again all the new terminology is confusing as to what is compatible and what is not. Example: Engilsh vs. Italian BB threads, "10 speed chainrings" etc. I would prefer to stay Campy if I can. I've seen a few cranks on Ebay that look like they might fit, with a 53T x 39T, but I dont' know if that will make enough difference. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.