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Mikej
12-09-2019, 01:06 PM
Anybody swap their Dura Ace 9100 50/34 for a 50/36? Essentially just change the 34 to a 36?
false_Aest
12-09-2019, 01:18 PM
doesn't work as well b/c of the ramps.... supposedly.
saab2000
12-09-2019, 02:08 PM
doesn't work as well b/c of the ramps.... supposedly.
I use a 50/39 on a couple bikes. It works great. If I ever bring either of those bikes to a hilly area I’d have no qualms about a 36. More likely I’d just go back to a 34.
Anyway, I doubt very much that shifting will be negatively impacted and the smaller difference in chainring size is pleasing while riding.
Mikej
12-09-2019, 02:21 PM
Thanks Saab-
false_Aest
12-09-2019, 02:24 PM
All I meant to say is that Shimano says it's not optimal.
Gummee
12-09-2019, 02:58 PM
All I meant to say is that Shimano says it's not optimal.
It isn't.
...but... you can make it work acceptably with a little fiddling
BTDT
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oldpotatoe
12-10-2019, 06:30 AM
Anybody swap their Dura Ace 9100 50/34 for a 50/36? Essentially just change the 34 to a 36?
Ayup, plug and play..grease on CR bolts...Fd doesn't care and the 'ramps' gig, matching, is overplayed.
saab2000
12-10-2019, 06:33 AM
Ayup, plug and play..grease on CR bolts...Fd doesn't care and the 'ramps' gig, matching, is overplayed.
Agree on all counts. Mine works fine.
I also installed a 46-tooth ring on my Indy Fab. Works flawlessly.
The grease on the bolts is a good idea too. I had a creaking 5800 crank last summer. Took out the bolts one by one, dabbed a spot of grease on them, reinstalled, snugged them and enjoyed blissful silence.
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