Originally Posted by BruceMetras

The picture is a little deceiving as it's shot looking down at the rear derailleur, so looks like it's practically on the ground .. in actual fact, the bottom of the pulley cage is above the brake surface of the rim when vertical.. if I were to remove a link or two, it would have a more horizontal plane.. I've never through the years had a ground strike on a rear derailleur, but I'm exclusively riding my little wheel bikes on pavement.. I also like the SRAM 1:1 actuation ratio components ..

The Shimano Zee specs list a 25t max capacity .. I'm running 34t on the above bike..