Your front derailer cage has the wrong curvature for a 44 ring,but if you can get it low enough it may still shift. I have used a standard road FD with a 46 ring,so there is some latitude. An 8 speed chain will work, but so will a 9 speed.breadrunner said:
The bike is a carbon tube Bianchi Vitara with a braze-on FD. Maybe I should get a couple of slightly larger rings. Any recommendations on brand?Rusty Coggs said:
A 44/29 is either 2 rings of a MTB triple or a compact. What is the bolt ring diameter. What BB spline does it take? Shimano MTB, Shimano road, ISIS, C'dale propriatory? What is 10Q?breadrunner said:
It's a Cannd EXP 2 X 9 crank for shimano splined bb, I assumed when I bought it. Didn't know Cannd had its own bb design. Quoting the King - 10-Q, 10-Q very much.TurboTurtle said:
There were 2x9 MTB setups. Cdale also offered cranks using the octalink spline.TurboTurtle said:
In replacing the steel (?) rings on this crank with bigger, is it advisable to go to alum. for quiet trail riding? What brand is most compatible?Rusty Coggs said:
You neeed to match bolt pattern and Bolt Circle Diameter, and be sure you are going big enough to get derailer close enough,then see what is available. A bigger big ring might mean the need for a bigger small ring if too big a spread gets you in derailer capicity trouble. A pinned and ramped big ring will make for better shifting. You might be ahead to start with a more suitable crank,IMO.breadrunner said:
