Love the White Industries VBC. Looks great with that hardware.
tomsings on
Really high. I guess you have no choice. If I imagine a third big ring then I guess it’s okay.
phyx726 on
Friction front is the only way I run it. Especially the newer shimano style index shifters that does the trimming. It’s just friction with extra steps.
XanderCruise423 on
What fd is it?
CokinRum on
Party Pace Posse!
kml3011 on
Really dope looking setup, but the derailleur is mounted way too high. There should be a gap of just a few mm between the outer plate and the big ring.
Edit: I just saw that the derailleur will interfere with the chainstay if it’s mounted lower. Seem like these old derailleurs weren’t designed for smaller chainrings (that you want for touring, obviously).
Helpful-Intern-677 on
Wow that’s beautifulÂ
grumblemouse on
I have 3×7 friction shifting on three of my bikes it’s a dream
oldbox on
hear hear!
openmindwildheart on
It would work even better if it were properly sized and mounted correctly.
Epsilon1022 on
I like that WI updated the crankset so you could get silver rings and different color bolts.
beagles4ever on
Sick chainring bolts!
psychophysicist on
Yeah, it’d be worth sourcing a 2x FD which could sit closer to the rings without hitting the stays. Those are some really long chainstays too!
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Love the White Industries VBC. Looks great with that hardware.
Really high. I guess you have no choice. If I imagine a third big ring then I guess it’s okay.
Friction front is the only way I run it. Especially the newer shimano style index shifters that does the trimming. It’s just friction with extra steps.
What fd is it?
Party Pace Posse!
Really dope looking setup, but the derailleur is mounted way too high. There should be a gap of just a few mm between the outer plate and the big ring.
Edit: I just saw that the derailleur will interfere with the chainstay if it’s mounted lower. Seem like these old derailleurs weren’t designed for smaller chainrings (that you want for touring, obviously).
Wow that’s beautifulÂ
I have 3×7 friction shifting on three of my bikes it’s a dream
hear hear!
It would work even better if it were properly sized and mounted correctly.
I like that WI updated the crankset so you could get silver rings and different color bolts.
Sick chainring bolts!
Yeah, it’d be worth sourcing a 2x FD which could sit closer to the rings without hitting the stays. Those are some really long chainstays too!