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Old 04-16-07 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Jays
It seems that it would be way too easy to "outspin" a 50 x 34 chainring setup on typical terrain. While my current arrangement is a standard 53 x 39, if I lived in the Rocky Mountains and rode there all the time it might make sense to have a triple for a true "bailout" gear. The cross-chaining problems have been mentioned very frequently.
BJ -

don't blame the equipment, work on your leg speed.

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