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Old 12-24-06 | 11:23 AM
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HillRider
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Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

It will depend on your chainline. Some have a tendency to do what you are seeing and some are more tolerant. Do you have a triple crank so the crank is spaced further out from the centerline?

I have a Campy 10-speed triple and a Shimano 9-speed triple equipped bikes and neither will tolerate back pedaling in the big-big combination without spilling the chain off of the big cog.

On the other hand, I also have a Shimano 7-speed, double chainring bike and it will allow backpedalling in the big-big with no problem.
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