Quote:
Originally Posted by
oldbobcat .
And of course, when you convert to the road triple crankset, you will lose the 32t and 22t middle and small chainrings at your low end. You might also need a bottom bracket with a longer spindle so the larger chainrings will clear the chainstay, and that will likely lead to chain line problems that will preclude using the outer and middle rings with the slower (larger inner cogs) of the cassette. Also, the MTB front derailleur that's contoured for a 44-32t big-middle combination will not work, so will you will need a road triple front derailleur, and that will not index properly with the MTB shifter on the hybrid. That would require a flat-bar road shifter or a friction lever. And it's very likely that that any front derailleur won't extend far enough to reach the big ring with the longer spindle anyway.
Hey, is there any way we can put Campy Ergo levers on this thing?
I like Campybob's advice.
ALMOST absolutely correct ....
For the OP to transition to another crankset, there would indeed be a limit to how small the middle chainring's size would be ...
But, most
vintage, square taper 110BCD cranksets were Triple-capable ...
So, the OP/anyone could have a 34t middle (
33t if he wants to pony up for a TA chainring) ...
PLUS, a spindle with an adequately long spindle
I know someone who used a Triplizer (130BCD) + 22t (
?!?) (
or, whatever the smallest 74BCD chainring size is!!!).
BTW. I was NOT recommending that the OP change to a different crank, only pointing out that is what he would need if he wanted to change the high end ... but, he would still need to be doing the pedaling ... and so, I hoped it was inferred that a slightly larger chainring isn't a cure-all ...
Quote: Originally Posted by
oldbobcat .
And of course, when you convert to the road triple crankset, you will lose the 32t and 22t middle and small chainrings at your low end. You might also need a bottom bracket with a longer spindle so the larger chainrings will clear the chainstay, and that will likely lead to chain line problems that will preclude using the outer and middle rings with the slower (larger inner cogs) of the cassette. Also, the MTB front derailleur that's contoured for a 44-32t big-middle combination will not work, so will you will need a road triple front derailleur, and that will not index properly with the MTB shifter on the hybrid. That would require a flat-bar road shifter or a friction lever. And it's very likely that that any front derailleur won't extend far enough to reach the big ring with the longer spindle anyway.
Hey, is there any way we can put Campy Ergo levers on this thing?
I like Campybob's advice.
Well, Drop handlebars are a prerequisite ...
... which the OP is apparently not inclined toward having on his bike ...
Now, of course, I realize that you are trying to be humorous ...
- Presuming his Bad Boy has Hydraulic calipers, then he either has to wait for the apparently inevitable or you/he/someone can throw a lot of money at me & I will modify a set ...
- If his Bad Boy has mechanical disc calipers, then anyone who is handy (okay, perhaps REALLY HANDY ... certainly, handier than alienator & his ilk appparently are) can mate the a set of Tektro linear pull Road levers with a set of Campagnolo shifters (again, NOT for the faint of heart) as a DIY project ...
In other words,
it can be done.
Quote: Originally Posted by
oldbobcat .
And of course, when you convert to the road triple crankset, you will lose the 32t and 22t middle and small chainrings at your low end. You might also need a bottom bracket with a longer spindle so the larger chainrings will clear the chainstay, and that will likely lead to chain line problems that will preclude using the outer and middle rings with the slower (larger inner cogs) of the cassette. Also, the MTB front derailleur that's contoured for a 44-32t big-middle combination will not work, so will you will need a road triple front derailleur, and that will not index properly with the MTB shifter on the hybrid. That would require a flat-bar road shifter or a friction lever. And it's very likely that that any front derailleur won't extend far enough to reach the big ring with the longer spindle anyway.
Hey, is there any way we can put Campy Ergo levers on this thing?
I like Campybob's advice.
Of course!
And, of course, I hoped that my indication that
"a more aero riding position will help you ride a couple of miles faster for the same relative effort than the upright position which one normally has with FLAT/MTB-type handlebars" inferred Drop handlebars ... but, I guess not for everyone.