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01-12-23, 04:57 PM

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52telecaster

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Originally Posted by pastorbobnlnh

The Duopar will actually shift to a 38T sprocket and completely handle a 50-42-31 triple and a 16-38 six-speed freewheel, even when cross chaining.

@52telecaster , great job on the gearing experiment. I get all tingly when we push the envelope on our gearing!

It's one of the things I miss about living on a flat barrier island. Now I find myself building closely spaced gearing.

I generally don't need them as wide as I make them but it never hurts to have the security when touring, and touring is my favorite thing to do on a bike. I have lately invested in some lighter camping gear so I can get by with just two panniers up front, a saddle bag and maybe some front platform stuff. Life's short and I enjoy solo touring.

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