Thomas: It sounds like I did exactly what you are thinking. My Sam came with 26/40 rings on a Sugino XD-2. After two years the 40 felt like it was not enough gear, so I tried both a 42 and a 44.
They did not exceed the "protection" of the guard. The 42 did shift reliably. The 44 felt like it was too big a step from the 26 and I had to be a little more careful. These were with the stock Shimano Claris 2-speed front derailleur. This still was not what I felt I really wanted, so after another year I converted to a 3-speed - 26/36/46. To do this I had to remove the guard. I fitted a Shimano Sora FD3030 front derailleur. This set-up feels exactly right for me. However, it has only been 800 miles with this set-up, and I have thrown the chain to the outside twice. It is "adjustment critical". So ride it, swap chainrings, ride it some more. Chainrings are relatively cheap, and you'll know it is right when you find what you want. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
