Looking good, the Holdsworth is nearly finished. Stronglight 42/46 rings up front, an 18T cog on the back. Which gives 63 and 69 inch gears. The Gillott has a 42T ring and 16 and 18 tooth cogs - giving the same ratios, near as dammit.
Could really do with a dynohub for the light, which is very nice but there's no room for a battery.
It's a great ride. One thing I can't work out, however, is why, when the Holdsworth and the Gillot are the same size in every dimension - I've measured - and the angles are also apparently the same; why does the Gillott have quicker steering than the Holdsworth? It's noticeably sportier. Wheelbase is the same. Maybe the head angle is slightly different. Dunno.
2 comments:
Does the Gillott have different fork offset?
What about tyres? Narrower tyres will generally make the steering feel quicker.
DB
Aha! I fixed it. Took the 165 mm Super Mighty cranks off the Gillot and replaced with Stronglight 170 mm. Bingo! Now they are the same. I wouldn't have expected it yo make so much difference, but ther you go. I've certainly never found going from 175s to 170s to make as much difference.
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