Originally Posted by
CEBEP
Thanks for the info
BabyCowHK , appreciate it.
Ok guys, chainrings received and installed. 53/39. On direct swap when on 39 chainring and biggest cog (32t) chain was rubbing against the fork, so had to add spacer taken from left side to drive side of the crank, so Q factor hasn’t changed. This way it’s now two spacers on the right side of the crank. While chain is not rubbing, when on 39 and 32t cog rear derailleur cage was slightly touching Big Apple tires. Those are wider than standard so I guess it’s normal. My mechanic adjusted the wheel spokes a little so the wheel was offset left for a mm or so, now derailleur cage while very close is not rubbing against the tire. Drive tested the bike and everything seems to be normal. 39 chainring on 32t cog is insane, bike can climb walls. Now will need to wait for derailleur adaptor and my drivetrain upgrade will be complete.
On my Birdy also with Big Apple, the Shimano Ultegra RD-R8000GS is very close to the tire on the biggest cog but doesn't rub.
The difference with your Birdy is as you know that I have an 11s XD cassette on a XDR rear hub with the needed spacer to mount a XD cassette on it.