Originally Posted by
acidfast7
i read that the 63-66 is for smaller bikes. i never heard of it before that, but it sounds like the 66-69 is much more common.
but i have no practical experience and am learning through you because i agree that on the flats a 48 would be nice so that i could stay in the middle of the cassette rather than at the smaller end.
The outer for straights and the middle and inner for off road, perfect set up for me. I can ride the bike but I have to stay away form the largest cogs at the rear. So much faster than the previous 42T. I would recommend it if it were not for this PITA front mech issue.
Will be seeing the LBS again on Saturday and waiting for a reply from bike-discount.de which is where I got the bike and components. I do not understand if other trekking bikes have are sold with the same set up and obviously they do not have any issues. Even some of the Cube trek bike have the exact same geometry as the LTD frame.
It seems the majority, including Shamano and my LBS say these parts are compatible, so what is there massive amounts of rubbing ... very annoying ...