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Somehow I managed to race cross and ride "gravel" (gravel is a terrible surface on which to ride/race btw., dirt is more appropriate) on a steel bike with narrow rims and a Campy, Centaur ten speed group (which lasted about ten years), and I never felt hindered by the RD. The crank was cobbled together with a PMP 48 and a Record 36 ring. I see the new Chorus stuff as a big improvement and wish I had it ten years ago obviously. I agree that the bike industry is forcing much of this stuff on us. Sure if you are a first time bike buyer go with it, but I'm keeping my cross bike and riding over every surface with 32's and road parts.
P.S. I'd rather get a 29'r MTB than a gravel bike.
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Last edited by shinomaster; 12-27-2019 at 05:10 PM.
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