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10-01-13 | 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by masi61

I would probably avoid the XC Pro front derailleur unless you are using a mountain compact triple as these were called "microdrive" and the curvature of the cage is designed to handle a max big ring of 44 or 46 teeth, so its gonna rub if you use a road triple with a 52 or 53 big chainring.

I realize this is an old post, but I do want to point out that there are different types of the XC-Pro front derailleur. The FDs with the yellow sticker on the cage are the MicroDrive models. The regular FDs handle the large rings fine. Currently, I have an XC-Pro on a 52 and an XC-Comp on a 48.

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