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Originally Posted by kdh344
ANOTHER THING...some of the the big chain ring teeth aren't pointed..they look almost worn out. i asked the shop owner about that he said "all high end bikes are that way..it enables the chain to move easily back and forth from the small CR to the larger CR." ever heard of that********************???
He's not making it up as he goes along. Look at a brand-new Shimano mountain-bike crankset for an example of what the special shapes, ramps, hooks and gouges look like that assist shifting.
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