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Re: Drivetrain Sprocket

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
It's not significantly different loading in terms of bending for a live or dead axle here - the support is the same distance away in either case. There are good reasons to make the axles dead if you're going with the sprockets out method, though. It does increase the cantilever but not necessarily to the point of failure. I've heard of teams with plenty of success doing this sort of thing.

Not my first choice though.
Hmm, you could probably do something like 2451's 2013 drivetrain but put the sprocket on the wheel side of the tube. that'd actually make an extremely solid set up.

EDIT - But I'll echo your sentiment and say not my first choice.
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