SWB0 Grand Jubile the French Connection

[Pondo]

I like the wood grained grips.

I'll give them a test run today and see what they look like on the bike.

I just realized all of those handlebars I posted are on Rivendell bikes. I love Rivs but mine is somewhat cheaper.

 

[ingola]

At the end of the day it's your ride.

 

[Pondo]

At the end of the day it's your ride.

True that. I'm going to mess around with some options and see what I like. As long as it's cool and funky. Oh, and comfortable. And functional.

 

[Pondo]

I got some parts in. Cleaned up the cranks and put on the 38 tooth inner ring. I thought I would prefer a bare aluminum chainring to match the outer but I actually like the contrast with the black.

Installed the new 7 speed freewheel. It fits fine and the derailleur will clear the 34t big cog. I may need to add a washer to get enough clearance for the chain on the small cog but it might be ok as is. That’s about all I’m going to have time for this weekend.

 

[Captain Awesome]

I got some parts in. Cleaned up the cranks and put on the 38 tooth inner ring. I thought I would prefer a bare aluminum chainring to match the outer but I actually like the contrast with the black.
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Installed the new 7 speed freewheel. It fits fine and the derailleur will clear the 34t big cog. I may need to add a washer to get enough clearance for the chain on the small cog but it might be ok as is. That’s about all I’m going to have time for this weekend.
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The black inner is almost ghosted. Disappears at a distance

 

[Pondo]

The black inner is almost ghosted. Disappears at a distance

Yeah, I think it looks cool

 

[ingola]

The 32 looks so tiny compared to the big one.

 

[Pondo]

The 32 looks so tiny compared to the big one.

It’s a 38/52 set. I’d much prefer 26/42 for the hills around here but it’s the best I can do with 130 BCD cranks. But I also want to keep these cranks.

 

[ingola]

It’s a 38/52 set. I’d much prefer 26/42 for the hills around here but it’s the best I can do with 130 BCD cranks. But I also want to keep these cranks.

I use to run a 52/13 fixed gear.

 

[ingola]

Much prefer 42/13 now that I'm old

 

[MattiThundrrr]

The 32 looks so tiny compared to the big one.

52-38 is crazy. I love it. Imagine dropping down into low gear for a crazy climb, it'd be like squealing the tires at 45 mph in a muscle car

 

[Pondo]

Actually, I’m not clear on the gearing lingo. My current gears are 52/38 on the cranks and 11/34 on the freewheel. So my lowest gear is 38 front 34 rear which I would rather have flipped for the steeper climbs. But it should do.

I’m interested to try out the 7 speed conversion. This was a 6 speed freewheel when I got it and may have only been 5 originally. Getting a freewheel that doesn’t have a huge jump to the low gear is more difficult than I would have expected.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Actually, I’m not clear on the gearing lingo. My current gears are 52/38 on the cranks and 11/34 on the freewheel.

I'm not too great at that stuff either, but I know that a 14 tooth jump in one shift is a big change. A normal looking (BORING) 3x setup would have another ring in between.

 

[Pondo]

I'm not too great at that stuff either, but I know that a 14 tooth jump in one shift is a big change. A normal looking (BORING) 3x setup would have another ring in between.

That’s a good point. I only dropped 2 teeth from 40 to 38 so hopefully it will still shift ok. If not I’ll drop the 52 down to a 48. Or I’ll bite the bullet and get a crankset that will run smaller rings. I have a real nice TA crankset that’s ready to go but I’m trying to maintain the Shimano 600 theme if possible.

It just occurred to me that front derailleur capacity might be an issue. Hmm, we’ll see.