Originally Posted by
kaliayev
Hey guys I have a question on switching gears on my crank. This spring I built up a 2004 Trek 520 frameset. I knew that I would not be doing any touring until summer of 2010 so I used some parts I already had to get it on the road. My set up is an Ultegra triple 6503 crank and BB, XT FD-M771, Ultegra RD 6600GS, Ultegra 12-25 casette, DA 9 speed chain, and a set of DA Bar End shifters. I have already purchased a XT RD-M771SGS, XT 11-34 cassette, and was about to purchase a XT Crank when I saw that there are some crank gears available from Salsa that I could put on. The gears are 48/38/24. These are not quite the same as the XT's 44/32/22, but close enough for me and much cheaper. Will these gears from Salsa work or, as the noob I am, is there something not right here?
It will work well with the bar end shifters. You might consider a
chain guide with the 14-tooth jump. Or perhaps you could stick with a 26 instead of a 24 for better shifting if a 26-34 combination is low enough for you.