Originally Posted by
oldacura
Again -
Right now we are 53/34 up front and 11/36 in the rear. We also have a K-Edge derailleur cage. AKExpress recommends Praxis chainrings. I have looked online & they have great reviews.
Another option might be to change the front out to 52/36 (16 tooth difference) and go to an 11x40 in the rear. This would allow us nearly the same top end but still be below 1:1 at the low end.
Would this be problematic?
I would drop the top end and learn to spin more. We have the 50-34 with 11-32 and can get well over 40mph. My stoker is not happy at that speed so it's enough for us. We swap out to an 11-36 with the Roadlink adapter for the "mountain" rides.
I've seen other posts here that the 40 tooth cog works fine with the K-Edge conversion but you will be getting bigger jumps in your gears.