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Peugeot roadbikes in the 90s

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  • 23-04-2018 8:19pm
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    spoke2cun
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    Does anyone know what the gearing was on these types of bikes in the 90s? Or where I could get that information? Cheers.


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    Eamonnator
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    I had a 1988 Peugeot 653.
    It had 42-52 chainrings and 11-21 cassette


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    spoke2cun
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    Crazy gearing compared to today's options. I had a peugot but can't remember if it was a 501 or a 531.


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    spoke2cun
    Registered Users Posts: 448 ✭✭spoke2cun


    The reason I'm asking is that two of us used to cycle a bit in the 90s and we used to climb up what's know locally as Horn Head in Dunfanaghy, Co.Donegal. It was a tough climb. But if we were able to go up there on a 42/24 then we should manage it now on a 36/28 surely? I haven't climbed it since 1998. I keep putting it off!


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    magicbastarder
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    just checked it out on strava - 3.2km @approx 6.5%. that's a good haul.


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    Borderfox
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    I had 53-39 on my old racer in the 90's with 11-21 on the back and I could climb anything in that gear probably because I was 140lbs at that stage


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