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04-29-17, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by wgscott

Great. Let us know how you like it. I may get this for my wife's bike.

I got bit by that problem with my 1987 Bianchi. For awhile, I had that IRD 46/30T crank pictured in the first post mounted, and I had to shim the derailleur to get it to work (an ugly fix, to put it mildly). Ultimately, I opted for the most elegant solution: A 52-42-30 triple with the corresponding front derailleur (Athena 11-speed).

Didn';t you run Di2 with it?

I built up my unpavement rig with one with Di2 and no shimming was needed. Your Bianchi used a collar-clamp FD right? Or was it braze-on?

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