Originally Posted by genericbikedude
Chainline. You may run out of adjustability on your fd near the small rings, or alternatively make for more lateral travel on the smallest cog in the back.
Right! For details on this see:
http://sheldonbrown.com/chainline
As to the "subject:" heading, less is
not always better. Depends on your skeleton.
For
most people, less is better, but for a significant minority, particularly those who naturally pedal splay-footed, wider can be better. That's the rationale behind the pedal spacers called "Kneesavers."
Sheldon "Diff'rent Strokes..." Brown
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