Gear combination
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Gear combination
Can I run a 52/39 double chainset with a cassette of up to 32 teeth, with a long-arm derailleur (it's a Deore mech with quite a wide capacity)?
Re: Gear combination
Yes and maybe no. Technically there's nothing preventing this arrangement from working satisfactorily. But the chain could be too short to get round both. It depends on the length of your chainstay and the length of your chain (114, 116 or 118 links?) A long derailleur is ideal - it will allow the chain to cope with the big 32 teeth cog. There is an online calculator that will tell you the limits.
- Tigerbiten
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Re: Gear combination
A long cage derailleur can normally cope with a 45 tooth difference big/big to small/small.
Plus you can add 2 or 3 teeth to that for manufacture's leeway.
Your only running (52+32)-(39+11) or a 34 tooth difference.
So it should easily cope with the chain slack.
Unless you've a very old mech then it should be able to cope with upto a 36 t big sprocket.
But look up the user manual for your derailleur online for the recommended chain capacity, largest sprocket size and smallest sprocket size to be sure.
Plus you can add 2 or 3 teeth to that for manufacture's leeway.
Your only running (52+32)-(39+11) or a 34 tooth difference.
So it should easily cope with the chain slack.
Unless you've a very old mech then it should be able to cope with upto a 36 t big sprocket.
But look up the user manual for your derailleur online for the recommended chain capacity, largest sprocket size and smallest sprocket size to be sure.
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Re: Gear combination
I’ve used a medium cage with a faux pro up front and an 11-32 cassette successfully. The chain length you’ll need will also depend on the length of your chain stays.
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Re: Gear combination
Just to add - and apologies if I'm into 'sucking eggs' territory here - once you've got it all together just gently double-check that you have enough chain length to cope with an accidental big/big combo.
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