Ultegra FC-6800 options

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szymonef
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by szymonef

Hello,
I wonder if it's possible to fit 36t inner ring to compact crank with 50t big ring?
AFAIK BCD is the same but Shimano offers only 50/34, 52/36, 53/39 setups.

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by istigatrice

Should be possible, you might even get better shifting because the chainrings are closer spaced...
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by TurboKoo

It will work but you won't get better shifting since shifting ramps won't be aligned perfectly.
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szymonef
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by szymonef

No better doesn't worry me, the question is wouldn't shifting be worse than 50/34?

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by CXTony

Since the ramps aren't aligned the same (as TurboKoo mentioned), the shifting will probably be a little worse. So, probably feels like SRAM.

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by mattyNor

Ahaha CXTony +1000

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by Chello

CXTony, why the dig at Sram? Their Yaw front shifting is spectacular.

As for the original question, I haven't set one up but my guess is 50/36 works fine. Just out of curiosity what is stopping you from going 52/36?

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szymonef
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by szymonef

I've already bought 50/34 because I got really good price on it. 50t big ring suits me well, but 34t is too small. And inner ring costs 7 times less than big ring!

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