Which length cage do I need?

taff71
taff71 Posts: 84
edited August 2013 in Workshop
Hi,

I have a Defy 3 with a 50/39/30 front and a 11-25 rear cassette.

I'd like a new rear derailleur purely for aesthetic reasons (my Sora 9 speed is scratched and silver)

What length cage do I need? The current one looks quite long and obviously a short one would look better but from what I have read I can't have a short cage?

Can anyone advise?

Thanks.

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Triple = long
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  • taff71
    taff71 Posts: 84
    Damn, thought I could get away with a medium.
  • Gary D
    Gary D Posts: 431
    There isn't really such thing as "medium".
    They are SS (short cage) and GS (long cage).
    As Ugo said, you will need the GS version for a triple.

    Gary.
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  • taff71
    taff71 Posts: 84
    Thanks for that Gary, a bad description on the Ribble site was confusing me

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