I agree with Doug. The middle rings of triples have for a long time been generally OK'd for all the rear cogs, and while adding #s10 and 11 have widened the cogset a bit, with the long stays that most listers have and with modern very flexible chains I agree it is largely a non-issue.
And this comes from someone who deliberately sets up his drivetrains with the cruising gear or gears in the straight-chain positions. My Fargo's 38/24 X 9 is basically a 1X9 with a granny ring for looks and conversation. (13-14-15-16-17-18-20-23-27, for 84" down to 41" -- perfectly good enough for my type of riding. Patrick Moore, who in fact just rode it in the bosque using only the 64", the 68", and the 61", in that order. On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 12:55 PM, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > The concern about cross-chaining seems a bit overdone. I don't hesitate > to use all 8 cogs from the middle ring on my triple (I don't spend much > time on the smaller ones but don't worry about it either). Assuming a > single ring set-up uses roughly the mid-position, there shouldn't be any > issue with using the entire cogset. I'll venture we spend over 90% of our > time in the middle 4 or 5 or 6 cogs, and chains are pretty flexible. > > OTH, I don't use my big-big or granny-outer cog as those do create some > pretty hairy chainline offsets. > > dougP > > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Albuquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Etats Unis -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
