What cassette is on the bike now? Does your wife use the lowest gear? Does she frequently ride hills? Does she ride in the big ring a lot or is she mostly in the middle (36t) now? I'd consider those questions before moving on to the mechanical issues.
dougP On Nov 20, 7:56 am, jandrews_nyc <jasonaschwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > OK > I'd like to put the wide range (12-36 tooth) Shimano HG61 9speed > cassette on my rear wheel and make my XD2 triple a double. Is it > better to lose the outer chainring and make it a bash-ring then losing > the tiny chainring? > I understand I'll have to move chainrings around and be mindful of the > bcd's. Is it necessary to use BB spacers when doing this to maintain > proper chainline? Thinking of doing this on my wife's bike and > turning the 48/36/24 into a 46/30. > I know this has been covered to death, but there's not so much info on > adding spacers or not. > Thanks in advance > J -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
