triple chain set to double, question

Posted on Thu 17th, September 2015

• #1

cheekychappers

Hi all,
Hoping that you can help.

I have a Sugino XD2 tripple chainset, that I am going to switch to just run 2 chain rings, these will be 50 + 32, and will be placed in the middle and outer ring locations...

Derrailleur will be a SRAM red yaw.

Am I going to have problems with the outer ring being "too far away" for the derailleur, or will I be ok?

Thanks,
Chris
• #2

Scilly.Suffolk

What's the capacity of the FD?

If your cassette has a wide range, you may be pushing the capacity of the RD too.
• #3

cheekychappers

the rear derrailleur is a SRAM MTB one...cassette: 11-36.
• #4

Gndlf

totally just posted exactly the same question in 'any questions answered!'

Let me know if you get an answer to this!
• #5

Scilly.Suffolk in reply to @Gndlf

You need to know the capacity of your front derailleur.

This will tell you if it can cope with the chainrings you want to use.

If it can, then you should also check that your rear derailleur has the capacity to cope with the combination of chainrings and cassette that you want to use.
• #6

cheekychappers

Thanks @Scilly.Suffolk ill take a look

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