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01-17-02 | 06:03 AM

MichaelW

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cool or what

You know how hard it is to get components for small bikes.
Well check out the latest Scientific American at
https://www.sciam.com/news/011602/2.html

A chain and chainwheel with a link length of 30 microns!!

01-17-02 | 07:31 AM

velocipedio

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Bikes: 2005 Litespeed Teramo, 2000 Marinoni Leggero, 2001 Kona Major Jake (with Campy Centaur), 1997 Specialized S-Works M2, 1992 Specialized Rockhopper

Cool. Removes the last barrier to really effective bike fit.

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01-17-02 | 07:53 AM

chewa

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Bikes: Custom (Colin Laing) 531c fast tourer/audax, 1964 Flying Scot Continental, 1995 Cinelli Supercorsa, Holdsworth Mistral single speed, Dahon Speed 6 (folder), Micmo Sirocco and a few more

So how many inches is that gear?

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