Compact gears - avoiding cross chaining.

nitrogen · 2010-07-23 15:46:09

Maybe a bit of an obvious question, but I want to make sure I'm not cross-chaining. When do you switch from the small ring to the big ring - is it OK to ride in the fifth sprocket (Of 10) in both rings?

23-07-2010 04:46PM

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Maybe a bit of an obvious question, but I want to make sure I'm not cross-chaining.

When do you switch from the small ring to the big ring - is it OK to ride in the fifth sprocket (Of 10) in both rings?

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#2 23-07-2010 04:51PM

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nitrogen wrote: »

Maybe a bit of an obvious question, but I want to make sure I'm not cross-chaining.

When do you switch from the small ring to the big ring - is it OK to ride in the fifth sprocket (Of 10) in both rings?

Yes. It's OK to ride in most sprokets with both rings. Just avoid big/big and small/small combos.

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#3 23-07-2010 04:53PM

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I usually try and avoid the two most crossy sprockets on either chainring.

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