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@wikey
cheers bothwell,
plans for this year are to keep cycling , add some more cash to the pot from 5 cheap old bikes i have sold and maybe sell another one or two and get a good road bike, with relaxed frame geometry and low gears for conquering all hills in peak district and beyond, currently i have 3 road bikes old and modern in there
but the main one i ride is a 1963 reynolds 531 framed bike modified by me
with long reach dual pivot brakes on 27inch wheels
and compact chain set
and 7 speed freewheel (not cassette, 13 to 34, on cold set rear forks
and longer hollow axle
all done by me etc...
believe it or not it is very hard to get a road bike, drop bars with slightly lower gears than this, best i can get is like 34 front and 32 rear...
without going to cyclocross type hybrid.
still searching,
good ideas very welcome ..
mikey wikey