Does changing of crankset also mean changing of derailleur?

Alexcycling
Alexcycling Posts: 20
edited May 2017 in Road buying advice
Hi guys I have a triple but want to change to a compact . Does that mean I will also have to change my front and back derailleur?

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  • gethinceri
    gethinceri Posts: 1,677
    No, not in all circumstances.
  • germcevoy
    germcevoy Posts: 414
    Same as above. I did the same on a Triban 3 a while back. No cange to the rear was needed (I was keeping the same cassette). I kelpt the same derailleur but it did need some tweaking because the shifter still has three gear selections whereas the derailleur only needed 2. Once set up it was grand though.

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