-
@user75204 thanks very much for the replies, forgot to mention the wider bb, that's the one thing I was aware of.
It's for a touring bike so feels like a triple set-up would be appropriate, but just working out how best to source the parts if going that route. A compact might be enough in reality.
Useful to know about rear cog limitations with a medium reach mech. After more Googling it appears 1992 thru 2008, all ERGO were double and triple :)
You can use a medium cage, tho a long reach would likely work better. Just make sure there is enough chain length in the setup to allow a big / big combo if you happen to shift to that at some point. What cassette gearing will u use? Some say a 29 will work with a medium cage in this setup tho i havent tried.