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Peugeot roadbikes in the 90s

spoke2cun · 2018-04-23 19:19:26

Does anyone know what the gearing was on these types of bikes in the 90s? Or where I could get that information? Cheers.

23-04-2018 7:19pm

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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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#2 23-04-2018 7:28pm

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

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#3 24-04-2018 7:18am

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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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#4 24-04-2018 7:23am

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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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#5 24-04-2018 7:44am

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

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#6 24-04-2018 8:03am

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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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