Front Derailleur Capacity Help
08-20-19, 12:39 PM
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Front Derailleur Capacity Help
Sadly the triple seems to have fallen out of favor on road bikes. Does Shimano make a large capacity double that could work with 16 tooth spread?
08-20-19, 01:10 PM
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To answer the question you asked, the Shimano FS 5700 specifies a max spread of 16 teeth for a double crankset. Shimano still makes triples too.
08-21-19, 04:16 PM
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Was the triple ever favored for a road bike? Triples are for touring bikes and mountain bikes (I won't accept single ring!). Are you looking to adapt a 2 chainring derailleur for 3 chainring service? Do you need a new front derailleur?
To answer the question you asked, the Shimano FS 5700 specifies a max spread of 16 teeth for a double crankset. Shimano still makes triples too.
To answer the question you asked, the Shimano FS 5700 specifies a max spread of 16 teeth for a double crankset. Shimano still makes triples too.
08-22-19, 01:23 AM
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08-22-19, 04:25 AM
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Compact road cranksets use 50/34 chainrings, which is a 16 tooth difference. Every modern road front derailleur should handle that size difference.
