Thread: Advice needed on converting to a Triple?
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Old 03-01-13, 12:56 AM
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There are several low cost solutions, but at minimum you'll need a triple crank, BB, and probably a FD.

I've had great success buying a donor rigid frame mtb for cheap and transplanting the drive-train. Not "Classic" looking, but gets the job done just fine.

For example, this drive-train came off a $20 mtb garage sale bike, and bolted right on to a nice Centurion frame set I had laying around:

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