I for one do see benefits to a FD. If you are trimming the FD often, it's either not setup correctly or the crankset is inherently wobbly, as in imperfect laterally . I own 5 Sugino's at the moment and they are all over in that regard.
Using 2 or more rings, you can usually get the best chainline as opposed to one ring stretching out over 8 or 9 gears. I use 7 sp. FW and do use all 7 cogs with the 36t middle ring, but even then the 1 and 7 cog are a bit of stretch really. Not optimal but it does the job. 8 speeds surely don't make that any less of stretch. What cogs are you getting the chain slipping off your 36t ring Tony ? I've never had a chainring drop a chain that was not involved in moving im moving it up or down to another ring. That's a curious issue ! And before you consider a 40t middle ring, just make sure it will clear the stays first ! I don't know the XO3 frame, but my Bomba and I suppose a Hunqa frame you are limited to a 36t middle unless you get a wider BB. -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
