Originally Posted by
Bill Kapaun
I use a 22-32-36 on my hybrid and a 22-32-38 on my "grocery getter"
Note how high the FDER has to sit, else it doesn't clear the 32T ring. The angle of the picture exaggerates it somewhat, but it's still gawdawful ugly.
It needs a bit of "help" to get to the biggest ring. The 22-32-38 shifts noticeably better.
Back in the mid-80's I had a 46/42/26 half-step+granny crank but the front derailleur was a Sun Tour ARX with a very shallow inner cage plate. This was before both indexing and enhanced chainring ramps, etc and shifting was mediocre but so was all front shifting in those days.