Cassette for 1980's Miele
11-30-20, 01:02 PM
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Cassette for 1980's Miele
Just picked up a 1980's Miele road bike. Is there a 6 gear rear cassette that would give me a better climbing gear?
11-30-20, 01:54 PM
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Most likely a freewheel and not a cassette. Search 6 speed freewheels and see what comes up. What is on there now, as in tooth count? What is the largest cog size.
12-01-20, 09:37 AM
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Thanks for your response. The largest cog has 26 teeth. From what I understand, the derailleur is the "short" type, and the issue of a larger cog may be that it won't be able to lift the chain to a much larger cog.
12-01-20, 01:48 PM
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Its probably a freewheel design.
Unless you want to change the derialleur to something with a larger cage, you can try using a different crankset with a 36t granny gear or something like that.
Unless you want to change the derialleur to something with a larger cage, you can try using a different crankset with a 36t granny gear or something like that.
12-04-20, 09:55 PM
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Do you know which model of Miele it is?
As others have said, it's most likely a freewheel. Changing to a freewheel (or cassette if that's what it is) will require a longer cage rear derailleur plus a new chain to match the new cogs.
Cheers
As others have said, it's most likely a freewheel. Changing to a freewheel (or cassette if that's what it is) will require a longer cage rear derailleur plus a new chain to match the new cogs.
Cheers
