Thread: Question on Moving a late 80s road bike to a compact 50/34 crank
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Old 06-22-20, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Salamandrine
Oh yeah, forgot about these newfangled things. That's another option for sure. Suntour ultra freewheel should be findable or makeable. Looks like the current one is 13-21, which is pretty brutal if you're not a racer. Even a 13-28 would provide a much lower gear than a compact 50/34 crank would.
its a SunRace 13-25, I have been told people get the GPX RD to work with a 28t big cog but I tired and couldn't.
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