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That wouldn't work!

says who?

Me, and I'm the boss around here.

Long cage mech + triple front, would mean it would work I reckon.

What happened there with my name??

Ed... sometimes I honestly can't decide if your an idiot or a genius, and then I remember that you're an idiot.

@ CG, sleep easy. Your name hold sway in these parts.

Ed... sometimes I honestly can't decide if your an idiot or a genius, and then I remember that you're an idiot.

explain to me why you think it wouldn't work, then I'll take off the groupset off my bicycle and put an inappropriate one on instead.

Big ring with the small ring of a triple is a winning combination

explain to me why you think it wouldn't work

I'm no master of dérailleur, but wouldn't there just be too much chain for the rear to handle in the small cog at the front?

in that case, a triple wouldn't have worked in the first place (i.e. 50/40/30).

Wouldn't such a massive jump from big to small throw the chain?

Theory, it should but it didn't, and I'll stake my life simply saying that 28/48 worked perfectly well, it has existed for quite a while.

edit, found more photos of such set-up;

Internet is serious business guyz...

oooh! love it.

Bet its heavy as fuck though. Be good in the snow!

anyone know of a disc brake that can be clamped onto a steel fork with no mounts?

why not just get a fit for purpose fork...

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Why you would ride big and granny only I just don't get.

benefit of triple without the triple, I'll be going through the Lake District (especially Hardknott Pass), and I be damned if I were to do it on a moderately loaded roadie with a 52/42 chainring.

the granny ring is perfect for the ascent, whether the big ring is perfect for everything else (combine with a 11-28t cassettes).

I ran 46/30 on the other bike, it was perfect for the type of bike (town/commute), but at time when I did some long ride on it, I find the 46t a little lacklustre, and the 30t just about enough for some hill, like Ditchling, the only time I actually used the 30t chainring.

So 48/28 on the road bike, a good size for everyday riding with the granny ring for the steepest hill, don't forget to factor in the additional weight of tent, sleeping bag, etc. that'll make a compact chainset feel like a TT chainset.

chainline - it's a lots smoother than a triple, less wear and tear in the long run, less fiddling with indexing the derailleur, and of course a tiny weight saving advantage.

Currently, the chainline is spot-on when the chain is on the 18t (with 46), and that's the gearing I used all the time.

but mainly it feel really smooth, the chain don't 'bend' as much as it would in a triple (especially with a shorter chainstay).

Scoble is this your definition of moderately loaded?

Just curious like.

This is my definition of moderately loaded;

anyone know of a disc brake that can be clamped onto a steel fork with no mounts?

If you adapt a fork for disc brakes that wasn't intended for them - this can happen

This is my definition of moderately loaded;

Now I want to go touring. That looks like a lot of fun!

Ed, get a compact double.

or a sram apex large range rear cassette/derailleur with compact double