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Old 07-08-20, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by himespau
...I have a 12-25T cassette and I think the crankset is 40-30-20 (maybe 42-30-20). The one I'd ordered was 44-32-22 and with narrower spacing between the rings (and narrower rings)..
Don't overthink it. You're talking less than 10% difference in the numerator of the gearing calculation. Either accept this (and do your daughter, a non-bicyclist, a favor), or compensate by decreasing the denominator by 10% as well. Bikes are rarely undergeared, but often overgeared, in my experience.
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