New (Old) Follis!! (warning: long rambling with rebuilding questions mixed in) - Page 4 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

06-16-2004, 05:49 AM

"Luigi de Guzman" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

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> [ He doesn't need a 53-tooth chainring now, anyway. He's not
> strong enough to push 53/11, at fourteen. Heck, I can't even
> do that, and I'm 23! ]

Just a small point - the smallest sprocket on the Follis is probably a 13
or 14. If the chain is happy to stay put on one chainring or the other, the
bike can be ridden without the front derailleur, and the chain shifted
manually if the need arises. If the chain tends to derail easily at the
front (as is sometimes the case with single-chainring bikes) the simplest
solution is to fit a front derailleur.

Good luck.

James Thomson