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10-05-07, 01:31 PM

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29er sprocket sizing/gear ratios

I put a karate monkey together with some extra BMX parts so I put on some 180mm profiles and a 25t sprocket (25-17, maybe move to 28-17). Is there anything bad about using smaller gears? I notice most people run 32t, is this more of out of convenience since it's usually the middle ring in a triple?

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