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03-08-08 | 07:37 AM

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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;

Stock gearing for the NR triple was 52-45-36, but you could make a really slick half-step-plus-granny with 48-45-36 and your 13-15-17-19-21-23 freewheel. I did something similar with a short-age SunTour Cyclone II derailleur on my PKN-10: 48-45-34 / 13-15-17-19-21-23. The gearing worked extremely well, although the chain did hang a bit loose in the (unused and redundant, anyway) 34/13 combination.

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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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