Did babysaph ever change gearing on that Giant Sedona, and if so, how is it working??
I want a lower granny gear on my Giant Cypress DX, which is the road version (700x40C tires) of the Sedona (26x1.96 tires). The bikes have the same gears … a 28/38/48 chain ring with an 11-12-14-16-18-21-26-32 cassette
The fastest, easiest, least costly option for me seems to be to change to a 22/32/44 chain ring. That lowers the granny gear to 18 gear inches (from 23). I loose the highest gear ( drops a 116 gi, leaving 107 gi at the top), and I loose one other mid range gear to duplication.
The LBS sez the Cypress shifters and derailleurs will handle the conversion
Looks like a good tradeoff for me.