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jeff80
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If you look at some mid 50s catalogues and search for 8 speed bicycles those rod actuated front changers normally used 46/49 3/32" chain rings combined with a 4-speed rear (which would have been 3/32" as well). For example the 1955 Dawes Emblem 8 specifically mentions a 3/32" chain is fitted! Same for the 1956 Lenton Grand Prix, also an 8-speed with 3/32" chain.
I would be tempted to use a 3/32" freewheel, maybe even a 5-speed.
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