Originally Posted by
loimpact
Yes, there are cassettes that you could put on that go up to 32, however.........28 is usually the highest gear you can use with a short cage derailer. If you go higher than that, like 32, you usually have to go to a long-cage rear derailer. Even so, some will say that they can still shift into a higher gear than 28 with the short cage, but usually it's not supposed to work.
One more thought is that you could get some compact chain rings if your current BCD is 110 and the compacts are 110.
BUT......you might even hang on & see if you can strengthen your climbing legs to get the 36/28 combination to work better for you.
(just a thought)
Thank's for the reply. I'm really new to bicycle mechanics and don't really want to ruin anything. But I'm really interested in learning, because in the future I can maintain it with out a mechanics help.
Btw if I purchase a compact chain ring, wouldn't that require to adjust a short chain because there are 2 teeth missing short ?