Joe's observation of crisp front shifting is bang on. I have found another benefit of a compact double (converted triple) is being able to run a short cage rear derailleur, which feels better to me than a long cage in this application. My 130bcd Sugino GP now sports an outer chainguard and 45/30 in front with a nine speed 12-27 cassette, paired with Suntour barends. I'm very pleased with the shifting with this set-up.
IanA "The Q is the same, you're just replacing the big ring with a chainguard. The main benefit of a Wide-Low double is you can set the fd stops to cover just the two rings, making friction front shifting almost index-like: " -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
