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06-08-21, 04:53 PM
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I'm pretty sure mine came with a normal 6-speed freewheel. A seven-speed narrow (ultra) is the same width as a 6-speed wide, or close enough. Some 7-speeds might require moving some spacers around & re-dishing the wheel.
06-08-21, 05:53 PM
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I’ve just started looking at putting lower gears on some of my vintage bikes. Quality freewheels with low gears are selling for premium prices.
06-08-21, 06:16 PM
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@Peroni, you got a good deal on that bike. It looks like it’s in very good condition. The Campy Victory crankset can support as low as a 35t chain ring………..but they are impossible to find. Any Victory chain ring smaller than 42t is very scarce. I bought a Victory crankset on EBay that came with a 52/42 set of chain rings but the seller included a 37t chain ring so that’s why I bought it.
I never liked the fit of the Avocet racing saddle but I rode on it for years. When I switched to a Brooks B17 it made all the difference. I’m putting Brooks on all my vintage bikes now.
I never liked the fit of the Avocet racing saddle but I rode on it for years. When I switched to a Brooks B17 it made all the difference. I’m putting Brooks on all my vintage bikes now.
06-09-21, 05:02 AM
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@Peroni, you got a good deal on that bike. It looks like it’s in very good condition. The Campy Victory crankset can support as low as a 35t chain ring………..but they are impossible to find. Any Victory chain ring smaller than 42t is very scarce. I bought a Victory crankset on EBay that came with a 52/42 set of chain rings but the seller included a 37t chain ring so that’s why I bought it.
I never liked the fit of the Avocet racing saddle but I rode on it for years. When I switched to a Brooks B17 it made all the difference. I’m putting Brooks on all my vintage bikes now.
I never liked the fit of the Avocet racing saddle but I rode on it for years. When I switched to a Brooks B17 it made all the difference. I’m putting Brooks on all my vintage bikes now.
It's flat where I am in FL, and I almost don't need but a single gear, I think the 42 will line up with a sprocket that I can use, it's helpful for me to learn about the different freewheels, and which parts are compatible.
I read that your 760 was special ordered with clincher rims, and the wheel quality was a level above with Superbe and Mavic, I'm guessing the wheels are from a 660 or 670 on my 760 and not special ordered.
I'm not complaining, the wheels are plenty good enough for me, and I'm very lucky to have stumbeled across this bicycle, in very good condition, and sit on my tail and not pay crazy high prices with a CC, and wait for it to be delivered.
06-09-21, 07:45 AM
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fwiw - the 760 frame is the same as the 770 frame beneath the cosmetics. I had an '85 for a while that I picked up for a song. It had a lot of non-original (actually upgraded) parts and a very distressed paint job. I won a free paint job here from "Dr. Deltron" and sent it off to be repainted. Unfortunately, the ride just didn't do it for me and I passed it along. Hoping that yours suits you better. It certainly has specs that check all the boxes.
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06-09-21, 07:50 AM
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I have not looked for 7v freewheels as there are a couple on my peg board. You may want to consider an IRD. The issues are long gone. I think my 760 has one on it.
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06-09-21, 10:59 AM
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fwiw - the 760 frame is the same as the 770 frame beneath the cosmetics. I had an '85 for a while that I picked up for a song. It had a lot of non-original (actually upgraded) parts and a very distressed paint job. I won a free paint job here from "Dr. Deltron" and sent it off to be repainted. Unfortunately, the ride just didn't do it for me and I passed it along. Hoping that yours suits you better. It certainly has specs that check all the boxes.
I'm not very strong, so efficient power transfer won't be very relevant, most of the streets that I will be riding on are smooth and good condition, depending on the saddle, sometimes I pedal a bit and then coast while standing on the pedals, with the crank level or horizontal, not quite the way it was intended to be ridden.
06-09-21, 11:31 AM
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06-09-21, 11:52 AM
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@Peroni - The 760 of that year, 1984, was outfitted with Suntour Superbe Pro, per the brochure. Notes from Larry Osborn 1984 Selling prices of Trek bikes (vintage-trek.com)
I have on that was/is a project bike. It was rattle canned black with the decals masked off. I found a front fork from a 1985 and have assembled it with mostly Superbe Pro. Hubs are next.
If it is the right size for you, you will find it very competitive with the Italians of the same era.
I have on that was/is a project bike. It was rattle canned black with the decals masked off. I found a front fork from a 1985 and have assembled it with mostly Superbe Pro. Hubs are next.
If it is the right size for you, you will find it very competitive with the Italians of the same era.
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06-09-21, 12:14 PM
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I guess thats true, now that you mention it, and I think about it.
Because I sorta wanted a commuter bicycle with a belt drive, like the District Bicycle, with sealed hubs and crank too, even though I don't like the way it looks, almost zero maintenance seems attractive, at first.
But the belt drive would take too much of a percentage off the top for me, and knew that I wouldn't like it.
Because I sorta wanted a commuter bicycle with a belt drive, like the District Bicycle, with sealed hubs and crank too, even though I don't like the way it looks, almost zero maintenance seems attractive, at first.
But the belt drive would take too much of a percentage off the top for me, and knew that I wouldn't like it.
