Half Step with a Half step
06-18-16 | 06:13 AM
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Half Step with a Half step
Has anyone tried to run a half step front chainring triple with the granny being just another half step? e.g. a 49-46-43?
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06-18-16 | 06:18 AM
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Yup -- 1/3 step, to be precise.
I ran 50-47-44 / 14-16-19-23-26 on the Nishiki and 49-46-43 / 13-16-19-23-26 on my first Capo. The Nishiki had 13 usable and evenly-spaced gear ratios (no cross-chaining), and the Capo had 14 (small-small crosschain OK, no large-large). I was pretty happy with both setups, although when I converted the PKN-10 to tripe, I went with a more conventional close-ratio half-step-plus-granny: 48-45-34 / 13-15-17-19-21-24.
I ran 50-47-44 / 14-16-19-23-26 on the Nishiki and 49-46-43 / 13-16-19-23-26 on my first Capo. The Nishiki had 13 usable and evenly-spaced gear ratios (no cross-chaining), and the Capo had 14 (small-small crosschain OK, no large-large). I was pretty happy with both setups, although when I converted the PKN-10 to tripe, I went with a more conventional close-ratio half-step-plus-granny: 48-45-34 / 13-15-17-19-21-24.
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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
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
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
