Thread: Double vs triple crankset - pros and cons
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Old 07-23-21, 06:24 PM
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Triples get you the gear range on older touring bikes, maybe with bar con shifters and with older 9 or 10 spd cassettes. You can get the same range with a double and 11 spd. Systems these days, just sometimes bigger jumps between gears.
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