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Old 04-16-17, 09:27 AM
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Do I have short or medium cage?

Sorry - I know this gets asked a thousand times. Gs or ss cage - need a gs cage for 11-32 as I moved to a hilly area and the 28 is not enough. This pic shows the dr on the 28 cog... thanks!


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It looks like a short cage. You could keep your derailleur and use a Wolftooth Roadlink.
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that's a MEDIUM cage... the upper roller is about even with the cage pivot... a SHORT cage would have that roller above the pivot point.
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Measure the distance between the pulley bolts

59mm for Short cage

86mm for Medium cage


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