Matty A lot depends on what roads you'll be climbing and if you are hauling panniers. If you are running a freewheel with over 28 teeth, you may want a long cage RD. With a triple you will need a long cage iffn youse got a big freewheel. I did L'eroica with a Rally, 28t freewheel, and a 48-41-32 triple. Most of the hill climbing was in the 41/26.
Bon chance
Mike Schmidt Millington, New Jersey Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 12, 2009, at 3:08 PM, Matthew 'Devotion' Bowne <devotion_finesse@hotmail.com
> wrote:
>
> Bear with me, gang. Having never set up a bike for a tour, I'm
> afraid I have some silly, basic questions.
> For starters:
> I recently came into a Stronglight Mod. 99 triple crankset with
> "drillium" chainrings...
> I also have in my possession a Campy Record triple BB set-up. Can
> anybody offer any info as to whether or not these two might be
> compatible? Will a Campy front derailleur potentially work with
> this set up as well?
> And now I'll show my real 'noob' colors...:
> Is it common practice to use a triple AND a 'Rally' rear
> derailleur? Or is the Rally more commonly used in tandem with a
> double and a gear cluster that is broad enough to accomplish a
> decent gear range?
> Muchas Gracias,
> Matthew Bowne
> Brooklyn, New York