Old 07-15-10 | 09:46 AM
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Zaphod Beeblebrox
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From: Smugglers Notch, Vermont

Bikes: Upright and Recumbent....too many to list, mostly Vintage.

I'm running nearly the same set-up as Scott minus the TA-Crankset



The Cyclone GT RD has enough capacity for just about anything, but this triple crankset is pushing the limits of the 1st Gen cyclone FD. The biggest issue I ran into in the setup of the FD was the derailleur didn't want to reach in close enough to the frame to move the chain to the small ring even with the Limit screw backed all the way out. The remedy for me was firstly to adjust the height on the FD so the bottom of the cage was as close as possible to the big ring, and then rotated the derailleur slightly so the tail of the cage was a little closer to the small ring.

The stated capacity for the Cyclone FD is 18T, I know I've gotten away with 20.
The real test is gonna come this weekend...I'm trying to move to a 50-28 double with this derailleur....I may be building a cage extension from a little strip of sheet metal.
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