Originally Posted by
HarborBandS
I mean, if you end up cross-chaining for a few minutes as you're moving through gears, it's not a big deal, unless your bike is set up poorly. But you don't want to get in to the habit of cross-chaining for long periods of time.
Your drive train will not asplode if you happen to accidentally shift up or down the cassette in to a cross-chaining situation.
Oh yes it will.
Maybe
Some of my bikes can handle cross chaining because the overall range isn't that great but my 42/32/22 11-40 mtb will lock up the chain and derailer if I try big big.