The max difference I've shifted is 48-30 using the VO - TA copy crank. Suntour Cyclone FD. The cage is plenty narrow to clear the crank arm. Easily shifted, but I did not like the 18t jump between the rings. It might have been acceptable with a 8-9-10 spd cogset, but using a Shimano 600 6-spd freewheel, 13-28, the gear ratios are not that great in the wind.
Currently running on the Ebisu is a triple-ized DA 7400, 48-38-24 / 10 spd XT cogs, shifted with a Cyclone FD. I was using a Campy Centaur FD, but the cage is a wee bit too wide for the triple-ized 7400. I may go to a Campy SR FD from the late 70s-early 80s so I have both Campy FD and RD. Mike "southerly tropical winds" in SLO CA On Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 2:04:37 AM UTC-8 Nick Payne wrote: > Chris Juden (used to be Cycling UK's technical officer) has a relevant > article here from the Cycling UK magazine: > https://www.cyclinguk.org/sites/default/files/document/migrated/publication/201405018.pdf > . > > Nick Payne > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/05e5f378-c538-4856-a929-8da4dd2384dan%40googlegroups.com.
