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Old 03-22-07 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Aves
while we're on the topic:

can someone sum up the advantage/disadvantage (if any) of 2 different combinations that have the same gear inches?

Not of much value, but larger = more weight of chainring, rear cog, and the longer chain & it's rotational weight. Larger also will equal longer wear time. Both of these are probably not enough to fuss over. Some chainring sizes are easier to come by cheaply, however, and one size cog costs the same as another.

Now we need a mechanical engineer to talk about any torque differences.
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