On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 11:34 AM, John Clay <jmedclay@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> The context of all of this is that I'm thinking about making a 44-20ish
> touring double. Have any of you ever set up anything like that? If so, did
> it shift reliably? I'd expect the shifting to be anything but crisp and
> quick, but it needs to be reliable, non-jamming. Do any of you have any
> insight or experience with similar arrangements?
>
Hi John, The closest I have come to the above is a 46/29, and that shifted fine, but I did have to play around a bit with front derailleurs. I wound up using a mid to late 90's Campy Chorus FD. I would think the ideal FD for the set up you describe would be the new SRAM XX, assuming you can make it work with whatever shifter you're using.
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John Wood
Missoula, Montana, USA