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Old 07-08-06 | 03:30 PM
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unkchunk
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Also mountain bikes have a larger gear range, 3 up front and 8 or 9 in back (a little more complex than that), and that's a lot of chain that has to be accounted for. So that rear derailer is going to have a much longer arm than a road bike to take up the slack.
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