Yeah it has a fairly small chainring. I haven't counted teeth but you can tell looking at it and the old drivetrain rode too easy with the old 3 speed. I spent 90 percent of the time in 3rd. So I will see how she rides with it and decide if I want to switch it up. The Hank and the wider rim add a bit of weight to what it was pushing before as well.
future reference, if spokes are ever a little too long, go ahead and build the wheel anyway. Then use a dremel and grind off the ends flush down to the nipples heads. Between that and a rim strip, you should be good to go. Done this numerous times on hub swaps.
Thanks. That old Allstate is in excellent shape considering how old it is, no cracking to speak of and after I clean them up they should look even better together once they're actually black rubber color rather than garage dust. It's a fun match up the old and new (ish) I also like the similar roundness. I had a nice Goodyear style tread on there but the square profile on the front was no good match up against the Hank. I like the faded gold rims too, just enough rattiness, and lacing both with black spokes is tying things together.
That is such a perfect looking wheel. Good job. I've laced and trued rims before and it took me a week of frustration to finally get it close to right in a trying stand.
Solid steel seat post. Haven't sourced my seat yet. I want comfy but narrow and stylish. I've used old springers and I've used Brooks from old Raleigh's (I forget the number) and they're ok, but this time I'm thinking of a modern racing saddle.
Ya know there was still at least 10 more in the garage...
Such a variety of cool bikes!
