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Old 10-17-17 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by CliffordK
..., but I have a wide Q-factor on my cargo bike, semi-FAT, and dislike riding it.
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Does your bike have the clearance for a narrower crank? For example, I should have bought a bottom bracket spindle of about 133mm for chainline purposes on my expedition bike that uses a Rohloff. (I use square taper crank and bottom bracket.) But I wanted a narrower Q factor that was closer to the same as my derailleur bikes, so I got a 122.5mm spindle. That means that my chainline is off about 5mm, but I have no problems with chain wear.
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