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09-21-07 | 07:52 PM

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John E

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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

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Originally Posted by Sigurdd50

speaking of cogs and chain rings.. what is the diff in changing the front chain ring to a lower tooth number vs. changing the back cog? ...

In terms of pedal effort, only the gear ratio counts, i.e., 40/20 will feel the same to you as 42/21 or 38/19. However, your chain, chainring, and cog will last longer with a larger chainring / larger cog combination than with a smaller chainring and cog.

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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

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