5-SPEED FW's: Who is still riding 10-speed?
08-29-22, 05:47 PM
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Have a few left but one is a particular favorite. The circa1965 Dilecta Le Blanc (France) was treated to a custom built Regina freewheel for it's Pelissier hubs. Rescued from a sentence as a fixie, it now has a long happy life ahead of it.
As donated.
Lovely new/old 5 speed
As I ride it now.
"Unfixed with Some seventies Sun Tour.
As donated.
Lovely new/old 5 speed
As I ride it now.
"Unfixed with Some seventies Sun Tour.
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08-29-22, 06:28 PM
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Love the color on that Dilecta!
Two bikes running 2x5 here. The Raleigh Super Course has a 14-24 Atom block...
...and this Humber is equipped with a 14-28 TDC.
No complaints with either.
Two bikes running 2x5 here. The Raleigh Super Course has a 14-24 Atom block...
...and this Humber is equipped with a 14-28 TDC.
No complaints with either.
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08-30-22, 10:21 PM
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Sachs Huret Rival rear derailleur, I try to follow a rule of using as many diverse rear mechs as I can on my bicycles with friction shifting. At some point I should probably add fenders,
08-31-22, 05:51 PM
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I think all my bikes are running 5 speed freewheels. Currently my Viking has 42/55 and 16-24. Gives me a nice range of gears and there's a psych factor with the 55 tooth chainring.
08-31-22, 05:55 PM
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Running a 1x5 here on the PX-10. Probably the most satisfying 'clunk' of shifting gears by reaching down and fanning that dt shifter at speed.
09-01-22, 03:02 AM
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I've thought about doing that too. So cross chaining is no problem, or do you get some extra chain wear? Probabaly not much, right? What ratios are you running? ... like, how many teeth on everything?
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09-01-22, 09:17 AM
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09-01-22, 09:34 AM
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Except for the DaHon folders which are 1x7, everything in the garage is 120mm OLD and set up 2x5. The Raleigh International has 52-42 up front and 14-16-18-21-24 in the rear. On the Super Courses and, more recently, the Gran Sport I'm a fan of classic "Alpine" gearing 52-40, 14-17-20-24-28 since there are no duplicate (wasted) ratios and with only ten to start with it's nice to be able to use all of them. However, downsides are that double-shifts are almost always required to get the next-nearest ratio and cross-chaining is necessary to use all of the gears. As mentioned recently, cross-chaining a five speed block is tolerable on an bike with long chainstays and a flexible chain but it can be unpleasant and may cause increased wear on a short wheelbase machine.
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09-01-22, 09:38 AM
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When I bought the first Capo Sieger, it came with aluminum 58-45 Simplex rings on an Agrati cottered steel crank, with a Caimi 14-16-18-20-22 freewheel. I probably have to keep this one 2x5, with severe limits on large cog size imposed by the 1960 Campy Gran Sport derailleur, so I am leaning toward 49-45 / 14-17-20-24-26, which works well because I want to avoid large-large cross-chaining, anyway.
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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
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
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
09-01-22, 07:07 PM
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09-01-22, 11:08 PM
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Well, maybe if you had a wide range triple crank you could make it work.
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09-02-22, 05:24 AM
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>>> SNIP >>> I've never had such a satisfying gear 'clunk' when changing gears...just super solid and with authority. Its sort of why some people want real old school 4x4s...they are not smooth, and they don't do things neatly for you...using them is a very tactile experience. Very 'manual' in nature. I like that. That is this bike, and it is really enjoyable. Absolutely no wondering if you kinda sorta maybe got to the next gear.
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09-04-22, 10:26 PM
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Yep you get it. Its the opposite of vague. Very engaging. No need to change anything, it just works so well for that bike. I used to commute on that bike with that setup, and the commute was about 25mi roundtrip. That bike was FAST! Or at least it felt fast haha, and isn't that what matters? I used to ride a Fuji S12-S, and @noglider had an apt description of that bike, something like 'smooth, slow, comfortable' and it was very smooth....and slow. Kinda had that 'Cadillac' thing going on. I wonder if that is people's experiences with the Super Sports and Sport Tourers. Anyway, it felt a little too slow for me (although was fantastically original and kept that way) and the PX-10 replaced it and felt like a lightning bolt, even with this super old, limited range, un-versatile 5-speed setup. Its just right for that bike. I'm using the smaller chainring btw.
09-04-22, 10:27 PM
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Have a few left but one is a particular favorite. The circa1965 Dilecta Le Blanc (France) was treated to a custom built Regina freewheel for it's Pelissier hubs. Rescued from a sentence as a fixie, it now has a long happy life ahead of it.
As donated.
Lovely new/old 5 speed
As I ride it now.
"Unfixed with Some seventies Sun Tour.
As donated.
Lovely new/old 5 speed
As I ride it now.
"Unfixed with Some seventies Sun Tour.
What a gorgeous bicycle. Well done.
09-05-22, 06:06 AM
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OK, here’s mine:
• 13-21T Shimano 6207 block with ‘600’ derailleur. (I don’t use the index / SIS function.)
• Shimano Tricolor 600 spider and cranks with 39-44T in ’105’ with Tricolor 600 derailleur. Compact!
• A shot of the whole bike: Gazelle hand-built AB frame (early 80’s?) in Reynolds 531c. It’s a real mongrel with DNA from 4 countries. Very recently applied: NOS Mavic “Reflex” tub rims running on minty Campagnolo Record hubs. The wheel-set was built by my friend Ikuo Miura, proprietor of “Garage Ippon Sugi” here in Sendai.
• 13-21T Shimano 6207 block with ‘600’ derailleur. (I don’t use the index / SIS function.)
• Shimano Tricolor 600 spider and cranks with 39-44T in ’105’ with Tricolor 600 derailleur. Compact!
• A shot of the whole bike: Gazelle hand-built AB frame (early 80’s?) in Reynolds 531c. It’s a real mongrel with DNA from 4 countries. Very recently applied: NOS Mavic “Reflex” tub rims running on minty Campagnolo Record hubs. The wheel-set was built by my friend Ikuo Miura, proprietor of “Garage Ippon Sugi” here in Sendai.
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