can i use my 53/39 derailluer,
with compact cranks ?
installing some token 50/36 cranks
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Yes, you may have to drop it down the seat tube a little thought.
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bobbytee98 said:
can i use my 53/39 derailluer,
with compact cranks ?
installing some token 50/36 cranksIt depends. What front derailleur do you have? Is it clamp-on or a braze-on? Some--maybe not so much with recent bikes--bikes' FD braze-on don't allow a regular FD to be lowered enough to work with a compact. I think you'll find in most cases, though, that you can get a regular FD to work with a compact.
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Don't die wondering!
The only way to know for sure is to try it.
This can depend on a number or factors eg: bike, derailleur, chainline, cranks, BB.
But rest assured that the world will not collapse into a vortex if it doesn't work.
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