Originally Posted by
Myrkur
I haven't changed chainrings before so I have one question about it. If I change the two inner rings for this tour and I only use those two, is it possible to remove the outer ring (44T) completely? There's no use for it I guess since I can't change to it.
You will need shorter chainring bolts if you leave off the outer ring. This is done quite frequently by single speed guys using road doubles with a single ring. Since you have the 44T ring already, it might be worth giving it a go with the 26T inner ring. That's a big jump between rings but stranger things have been made to work. You could always order the 42T and have it as a backup. Those rings you linked to above seem like they should do the trick.