Originally Posted by
Fergp
. My configuration exceeds the chain wrap capacity so I can’t use the 52 – 40 gear, but that is not a practical gear to use anyhow, so I’m not too concerned. Thanks for everyone’s help!
I'd resize the chain. Far better to have too much chain so it wont wrap in the small/small combination, than not enough to go in the big/big.
Someday you'll inadvertently shift into the big/big, and it can be a very expensive misshift.