It says on the derailleur "from 14 to 36 teeth" in italian. They're talking about freewheel size.
Leonard Bulger
Ann Arbor
> Doesn't the "capacity" also refer to the difference in total teeth that
the
> derailleur can manage in extra chain length?
>
> Capacity= (Big chainring-small chaining )+ (Biggest cog - smallest cog )
>
> example ( 52 - 42 ) + (26 - 12) = 24T
>
> I would therefore assume that a derailleur marked 36 denti, could handle a
> different in chain length of 36. This seems like a lot, so maybe I'm
> wrong.
>
> Grant
> Toronto.ca
>
>
> Leonard Bulger wrote:
> The thing I find strange about all these derailleurs marked 36 denti is
> that I don't recall ever seeing a 36 tooth freewheel cog.