Today I managed 28.9 miles on this '77 Gazelle:
It was my first real ride since building it up. The frame is awesome, stiff and responsive. The gearing is3x5, my only bike with a triple except the tandem. I used the triple only because I had it wasting its time in my parts bin. The gearing is great on the tandem but I'm not sold on it for a solo bike. I did most of the ride on the middle ring, rarely used the small ring and didn't need the big ring even though I did use it some. One problem though was the FD cable slipped in the derailleur clamp early on so I was reluctant to shift the front. (I fixed it by borrowing a 7mm wrench from Ride Studio in Lexington on the way home.) Gearing notwithstanding, the frame makes the bike a keeper!