Nice looking bike John. I used that CX-50 to build a New Albion Starling for a relative and it is smooth unit, intended for cyclocross so very tough. I need a lower gear than you because I have weak old legs. I put a Salsa 26 in place of the stock Campy 30 on a triple and went with an 11-36 rear 9 speed on 105/Synergy wheels I built. 26/36 works for me when going up long grades that I otherwise would climb more quickly in a taller gear, and when I need to get up a real wall of a hill. The Clem I just assembled for a friend has a 46/34/24 with that same 11-36 rear. It works well too. I friction shift. I’ve avoided 40 in back because it starts to get kind of heavy. Even the 36 is noticeably heavier than the 34 or 32 that I run on other bikes.
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