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Old 07-23-09, 08:51 PM
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A 32/48 is a 16 T spread. That's a big spread for one shift, and may produce dropped chains on downshifting, and difficulty/trouble when upshifting.
You don't want to have a dropped chain while riding - I destroyed 4 spokes and a RD when my chain dropped last year.
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