Bigger Crank for bike with compact crank?
03-28-09, 11:05 PM
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Bigger Crank for bike with compact crank?
Recently ive been thinking about building my own bike and was thinking about purchasing a Felt F5 SL frame *heres a link for reference*
https://www.bicyclestore.com.au/Felt-...-pr-23051.html
this bike bike originally comes with a compact crankset, and the front derailleur is a braze-on
So it is possible to fit a 54-39 crank set on it?
Thanks for the help
https://www.bicyclestore.com.au/Felt-...-pr-23051.html
this bike bike originally comes with a compact crankset, and the front derailleur is a braze-on
So it is possible to fit a 54-39 crank set on it?
Thanks for the help
03-29-09, 12:29 AM
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You will need to raise the front derailleur by about 8mm. If the braze-on mounting tab has that much adjustment left on it, there's no reason why you can't fit a crankset with a 54 ring on it.
Has it got that much adjustment? I can't tell from the picture.
Nice bike...
Has it got that much adjustment? I can't tell from the picture.
Nice bike...
Last edited by scirocco; 03-29-09 at 12:38 AM.
