Using a XT M770-10 front mech with a double chainset?

Dick Scruttock
Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
edited May 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
If i am using a XT low mount front mech with a double chainset should i set the distance from the large sprocket to the mech as i would on a triple chainset?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    it depends.

    what type of double? got a bash? what ring sizes?

    if the original granny and middle of a 3 ring set up you dont change a thing other than screw in the stop.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    40-26 nick with no bash guard. Converted from a XT m770-10 chainset.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Mmmm

    a bit of both. I think you are pushing it on a 14 change.

    it depends on which stop you are screwing in.

    I would use 1 and 2 on the shifter and screw in the top stop screw and have a play. usual things like the cage catching on the chain when in the small rear .
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    Cheers Nick, my shifters are the new XTR so i can change that between 2 and 3 speed upfront. Dont think that makes any difference though other than just limiting the amount of clicks and throw that the lever itself has.

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