normal derails and road compacts

"Raymo853" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Has anyone run into shifting problems when using the standard/road compact
setups with 34/50 rings and normal double shimano front derailuers?

I recently had an FSA Carbon Pro Compact crankset put on a Trek 5500 with DA
9speed group. Because the derailleur hanger is bonded to the frame,
adjustment was limited and the derailleur cage couldn't be lowered to the
proper spacing above the large chainring. In fact, set as low as it would
go, the gap seemed kinda huge. Well, I've ridden about 700 miles on it now
and it simply rides and shifts beautifully. I've dropped the chain once,
despite riding almost all of those miles in very hilly terrain with lots of
shifting between the small and large rings.

The nice thing I notice is the very stiff and solid feel of the smaller
rings. It's hard to describe, but sprints and out-of-saddle efforts are
really a pleasure because there's such a solid feel to the whole setup
compared to the standard DA crankset. And again, the shifting is nearly
flawless ... better than the DA crankset despite the less-than-ideal
derailleur height.

Bob C.

Mine is going to be on a bike w/o a bolt on, a IF CLub Racer, so I am
betting I will have no problems.

"psycholist" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Raymo853" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Has anyone run into shifting problems when using the standard/road

compact

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setups with 34/50 rings and normal double shimano front derailuers?

I recently had an FSA Carbon Pro Compact crankset put on a Trek 5500 with

DA

Quoted message said:

9speed group. Because the derailleur hanger is bonded to the frame,
adjustment was limited and the derailleur cage couldn't be lowered to the
proper spacing above the large chainring. In fact, set as low as it would
go, the gap seemed kinda huge. Well, I've ridden about 700 miles on it

now

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and it simply rides and shifts beautifully. I've dropped the chain once,
despite riding almost all of those miles in very hilly terrain with lots

of

Quoted message said:

shifting between the small and large rings.

The nice thing I notice is the very stiff and solid feel of the smaller
rings. It's hard to describe, but sprints and out-of-saddle efforts are
really a pleasure because there's such a solid feel to the whole setup
compared to the standard DA crankset. And again, the shifting is nearly
flawless ... better than the DA crankset despite the less-than-ideal
derailleur height.

Bob C.

On Fri, 14 May 2004 10:23:17 -0400, "Raymo853" <[email hidden]>

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Has anyone run into shifting problems when using the standard/road compact
setups with 34/50 rings and normal double shimano front derailuers?

Current Shimano front derailleurs don't do a great job with that
chainring combo. The shift assists on your 50t ring are very
important to make it work ok. The DA triple front derailleur works
well as do current Campy front derailleurs. Neither seem to need
great shift assists.

Raymo853 said:

Has anyone run into shifting problems when using the standard/road
compact setups with 34/50 rings and normal double shimano front
derailuers?

No problems for me. I put 34x50 on a bike that had clamp front derailer
and I was able to move it down enough - about 6mm (had 39x53 on there).

However, I am thinking about moving it over to my Trek OCLV 110 for the
Six Gap Century and I have noticed that the bracket does not have room
to move the FD much lower. Might have to get the Dremel tool out and
open up that slot a bit more.

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rcc-<< Has anyone run into shifting problems when using the standard/road
compact
setups with 34/50 rings and normal double shimano front derailuers? >><BR><BR>

Nope, works fine. Ultegra, DA, even 10s ones.

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

psycholist-<< I recently had an FSA Carbon Pro Compact crankset put on a Trek
5500 with DA
9speed group. Because the derailleur hanger is bonded to the frame,
adjustment was limited and the derailleur cage couldn't be lowered to the
proper spacing above the large chainring. >><BR><BR>

Why not just expand the 'slot' in the der hanger. Not hard, we do this all the
time for triples and compact cranks.

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

I just put an FSA compact carbon on my old Schwinn Paramount (the last
year that Waterford made them, so it's similar to a current Waterford
racing frame), and the Ultegra braze on front derailleur shifts just
fine, even though in theory it should be mounted a bit lower.

The crank is nice and light, and 50/34 is a good combo for me, but boy
is it UGLY!

"Michael L." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I just put an FSA compact carbon on my old Schwinn Paramount (the last
year that Waterford made them, so it's similar to a current Waterford
racing frame), and the Ultegra braze on front derailleur shifts just
fine, even though in theory it should be mounted a bit lower.

The crank is nice and light, and 50/34 is a good combo for me, but boy
is it UGLY!

Now that you mention it, you're right. It is kinda ugly. On top of that, I
just put a set of Avocet carbon tires on the bike ... completely black from
bead to bead. Together with the FSA cranks makes the bike look like it
should belong to Darth Vader.

Bob C.