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Well, today was another milestone reached. Around our neighborhood there is a circle that is exactly 1 mile around. It is mildly up hill broken by stretches of flat, then downhill, and back uphill to the house. The best that I could get speed wise before I changed to the 14-28 freewheel was...

I installed the 14-28 freewheel and added six links of chain as you suggested. It is a totally different ride now! I start and stay on the big ring, and don't use the large cogs on the freewheel. This has made my morning ride a lot smoother and more enjoyable. I wish there were hills close by...

The old girl performed flawlessly on the ride this morning. Full range shifting both front and rear. Tomorrow, I am going to install the new freewheel, and see if the rear derailleur has the reach to get into the 28T cog. BTW, I know this isn't much of a milestone, but I hit 19 mph on the flat...

The spindle is the same as the one that I removed, 108 mm Shimano. The derailleur (Shimano 600 tricolor) showed a wear pattern where the cage had been hitting the mechanism in low for some time. I used a high speed grinder to remove about a 1/16" from the top of the cage, and gained enough...

I appreciate that info. I'll go ahead and add 6 links since the derailleur is pretty tight now. Apparently, based on the amount of surface rust on the large cog (22T), this wasn't shifting well before I got the bike. The front derailleur doesn't move all the way into the small cog(42) either...

QUOTE="black lightning 1987, post: 3279, member: 971"]I think the old Shimano RDs were rated for a 24 T cog, but they were rated conservatively to allow for differences in dropout and hanger dimensions. 28 large cog may work fine. Be sure to check your chain length. You don't want to find out...

I bought an Ebikeling 14-28 7spd for cheap on Amazon. The 14T will work for me, and having a little more low end just seems more practical for my usage. Hopefully it will work with the Shimano 600 derailleur. If not, I'll take your suggestion and get a new one.

You are correct in the higher gear range up on the 52T sprocket. Even as mild a terrain as we have here, gently hills and such, the 11-22 doesn't offer enough low gear and a bit too much high gear for me. I seem to remember (50 years ago) that I had 14-28s on both my Raleighs and Frejus bikes...

I'm too old to survive a fall off of a fast bike anyway. LOL The bike is a pretty good ride considering the tires and frame. I may change the freewheel to get a little larger gear spread, but it is a surprisingly nice ride. Thanks for all of the input. I joined the Vintage Cannondale Facebook...

I took your advice on setting up the derailleur, and, voila, I get all 7! Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?! I did find that the rear derailleur is worn pretty much in the hinge, and that is one of the reasons it was having difficulty getting onto the large sprocket. I've got a bid...

The 42-52 is fine if I can get the chain to the larger sprockets. I remember that my old bikes were all 14-28 and I had always wanted to change them to 12-32s, but never did. Back then I was doing rallies in Western New York where there was a lot of straight ups and downs. The freewheel on this...

Well, I got a pretty good ride in and didn't get off the 42T sprocket, LOL. I made a stand this afternoon and adjusted the derailleur low/high screws until it would shift down to the smallest sprocket and back up to the number 5 sprocket. I did get it to shift to the number 6, but it wasn't...

I do appreciate the input here. The shifters appear to be working fine. At every click I get a gear change. From what you are saying here, it appears that my limit screws may be the problem. I'm going to check them before I take it out for a ride this morning. Thanks Much.

I am down to getting the rear derailleur adjusted, and it is giving me a headache. So far it seems to follow the index except either it misses the two low sprockets or, after I adjust the stops a bit, misses the high sprocket. I've tried using the takeup in the cable guide to compensate for the...

I gave up on trying to figure out what mine is/was. It reminds me of the Johnny Cash song about the Cadillac, "One Piece at a Time". I'm still waiting on the cable guides, but this is going to be a great ride!

This Champion is way too heavy for camping, although it is called an RV generator. I prefer nothing but a tent and gaslight on my very infrequent forays into the wilderness. I even have a cot with 4" of foam padding to cushion the old bones at night. The campground that I use during my annual...

We were more fortunate than many as far as damage, same thing with Florence two years ago. I have to believe that prayer is our best protection. I just bought this generator, a 4000 watt unit to keep the fridge and freezer on. I like going primitive from time to time, but my wife doesn't, so...

Yes, Shimano SIS 2x7. I should have them cabled next week. I accidently ordered the cable guides from Taiwan because I was blinded by the price, but the grips and the cable stuff should be here today. That hurricane caught almost all of the weather folks off guard. Fortunately, there is Mike's...

Not having much knowledge of the Cannondale bike since they weren't around when I was riding in the seventies, I used the catalogs and member knowledge to determine the model of the bike by the options available for certain models. My frame has a 1986 serial number, and the bike with all of the...

That looks good. I'm having an issue with a bit of RA in the lower back that really bothers me when I lean over. My main ride is an older MB that I picked up for next to nothing a few months back so that my wife and I could ride together while I worked on a 1972 Schwinn Sport Tourer that...