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Originally Posted by AMoney
My front derailleur is a Shimano Alivio Triple. It works for both 48/36/26 and 44/32/22 cranksets. I assume it would work with 42/36/26, but would the gap between the big and middle rings be too small? I'm assuming that I have more options in terms of custom gears since the shifting is friction and not indexed. Is this assumption correct?
It shouldn’t have a problem. The gap between the big and middle ring seldom have much impact on the front shifting.
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