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Old 06-10-22, 01:51 PM
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John E
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

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I generally like 170mm cranks (or funky Sugino 171s (6-3/4" inches, in case anyone wonders where the "1" in 171 came from), but I switched to 165s on my UO-8 because of toe-to-tire overlap. (Mine has an aftermarket fork which puts the front wheel farther back than stock.) I still have toe-to-tire overlap with a 28x700C tire in front, but it is certainly easily tolerated and not a safety issue.




My UO-8 with barcon cables routed between the rack and the cylindrical Bellwether front bag.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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