Originally Posted by
genejockey
You went for a SMALLER range? You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din! I've been scrounging for wider cogsets, so I could set all my C&V bikes up with 13-26!
It's flat where I live so I'm spoiled on close spacing ... wouldn't want to ride around the Bay Area on this gearing!
Originally Posted by
squirtdad
Closely inspect around the the internal brake cable holes in the top tube for cracking, this is a known, real issues with this frame. I happened to mine
I took the little plastic grommets off and had a look when I had it all taken apart -- frame looks fine, grommets are now buggered!
Originally Posted by
pastorbobnlnh
OP, if you purchase a 9 speed HG cassette and modify the sprockets to fit your UG freehub body, you can use the 9 speed HG spacers (no modification needed) and should be able to fit a total of 8 sprockets on your 7 speed UG freehub (13T UG threaded plus 7 HG sprockets). Switch your 7-speed indexed shifter to friction. Friction shifting on HG sprockets is amazing.
Good to know!