Originally Posted by
Steve B.
Bit of a crap shoot. ... What most folks do is try it and if not, then change the FD to a model matched to the larger ring. FD's are cheap, relatively. .
Good info and exactly what I was thinking, appreciate the input!
Originally Posted by
70sSanO
If your 48t chainring will be pinned/ramped you can probably get away with raising it. Once the chain engages with the ramps it will shift. Gets a little tricky with a basic non-ramped chainring without the shift assist points as a good shifting technique is needed.
Thanks for the assist but, being in newbie territory, I do not know what "pinned/ramped" means, could you explain?