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Old 01-08-10 | 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by StanSeven
Maintence isn't the issue. Triples just don't shift as smoothly or quickly as do doubles. If I needed lower gearing, I would get a compact. With today's 10 or 11 gear set-ups, a double (with perhaps compact) is all that's needed. Shifting bewteen three front rings just doesn't work well.
Show me an off-the-shelf compact setup that can go as low as a triple. Don't cheat by using different cassettes with each crank.
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