Hey #Biketooter, pretty technical question for the gear-heads: I've got a gravel bike built out with late-aughts Shimano 105 and Ultegra components (brifters).
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Hey #Biketooter, pretty technical question for the gear-heads: I've got a gravel bike built out with late-aughts Shimano 105 and Ultegra components (brifters). I swapped out the biggest ring in the rear cassette (9spd) for a 32-tooth and the smallest in front (3 spd) for a 28 tooth.
The bike is still geared much too high for the bikepacking I want to do. I'm pretty sure I'm at the limits of what the current derailleurs can handle. What's the simplest/cheapest way to get a better low-range?
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Hey #Biketooter, pretty technical question for the gear-heads: I've got a gravel bike built out with late-aughts Shimano 105 and Ultegra components (brifters). I swapped out the biggest ring in the rear cassette (9spd) for a 32-tooth and the smallest in front (3 spd) for a 28 tooth.
The bike is still geared much too high for the bikepacking I want to do. I'm pretty sure I'm at the limits of what the current derailleurs can handle. What's the simplest/cheapest way to get a better low-range?
@Karstan
sheldonbrown dot com is a good respurce for this. Lots of compatibility matrices there.For wider range you might consider an mtb cassette and rear mech. Box sells some durable 9 speed stuff.
Some solve this problem by using wide range cassette and friction shifters to remove the indexing challenge you will inevitably face. Downtube shifters or something like the audax stuff from gevenalle
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