Re: [CR]28 teeth with Campagnolo Nuovo Record?

(Example: Framebuilders)

Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:10:55 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <john@os2.dhs.org>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]28 teeth with Campagnolo Nuovo Record?
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Kurt Sperry wrote:
> That would seem to jibe with the empirical observation that it is sometimes
> optimal or even necessary to slide the axle back in the DO slots to make a
> 28 work. What is that if not increasing the effective chainstay length?

It's also changing the location of the rear derailleur with respect to the rear axle, which may be more significant than the changer in chainstay length.

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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA