Thread: Who's been cycling the longest and what was your first road bike?
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Old 08-07-21, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by davester
Sure. My 1974 Cinelli is set up with a 32-24-20-16-13 freewheel with 47-42 chainrings. As you can see from this gear chart, that is a perfect half-step: https://ritzelrechner.de/?GR=DERS&KB...&DV=gearInches
Note that when I picked it up it was running a very different half-step (28-14 and 52-47) but I needed lower gears for the hills around here.
I'm probably too young to have ever seen half-step spec'd on a new bike. I started cycling in 1984. But in 1983, my brother bought a Trek 520 (entry level touring) and it came with half-step plus granny. I think the chainrings are 50-45-30.
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