On 2 May 2004 00:42:49 -0700,
[email protected] (Dan Carlsson)
wrote:
>> Yes. 30 is common, although I had a problem getting that
>> on one derailleur.
>>
>> >And what does Total Capacity means?
>> >
>> >/dan
>>
>> Range of rear added to range of front
>>
>> Example- rear 11-27 = 16 teeth front 52/39 = 13 teeth
>>
>> Total of that setup is 29
>>
>> This number can be exceeded along with the maximum rear
>> sprocket size.
>
>Thnks for the info!
>
>So if i use a single chainring of 42 t in the front, i can
>exceed the max. teeth in the rear by even more then?
If I understand what you are saying, no. Or at least I doubt
it. Maximum cog size in back is limited by the basic design
and geometry of the parallelogram (sp?) of the derailleur.
If you want a more informed and definitive answer, I'd
suggest you pull this question out into a new thread. There
are people here who have tried combinations my mother warned
me against, and yet they have lived to tell their tales
When a question arises in the middle of an ongoing thread,
it can be missed by others.