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Originally Posted by
jonwvara
Would it be advantageous to convert it to a triple? You could do that with a 144 triplizer ring. Self-serving of me to bring that up since I sell them, but it might be worth considering.
Though I don't have one on Jon's, I have seen one and it is quite the thing.
In fact, I've been contemplating one. a 14-28 s-speed FW with 30,42,52 rings produces a 1-1/2 step pattern between the big and middle, and 2-1/2 step with a low of about 28in on the granny. The downside of using a big FW like I'm doing now is weight. Whether I will pull this trigger is not clear, but it looks like a nice option.
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Last edited by jimmuller; 05-12-14 at 08:34 AM.
Reason: 43, 42, whatever