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05-17-20, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bear_a_bug

Hey gugie , just stumbled across this old thread as I have a 48/32 Stronglight 99 crankset, and have been thinking about dropping that inner chainring to 30, friction shifted with a Suntour Cyclone mk2 front derailleur.
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Did you end up going with the 48/30 combo, and if so, how did it work out for you?

ive run 46-26 on the vo clone of the t.a. and as long as you shift reasonably it works great. Just dont do it under hard load or try to index.

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