Thread: Cyclocross = Great Commuters?
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Old 09-23-11, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by foofighter29er
your rear derailleur can accommodate the 28 in the back without any problems? I agree, the 46/36 for road riding and hill climbing maybe a stretch for me so having some more teeth in the back will help...that or swap out the small chainring up front to a 34?
You could install the new Shimano 12-30 ten speed cassette ( http://harriscyclery.net/itemdetails.cfm?ID=3288 )and a 34t inner chainring without changing derailleurs.

I also use a triple, mine is a 50, 39 & 26t. I'm now running one of three cassettes: 11-23, 12-27, or 12-30.
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