Originally Posted by
msu2001la
Also (someone correct me if I'm wrong) it looks like it's fairly easy to change the chainring unless you're doing really small MTB sizes like 30T which require the crank to be removed. So, during the summer I could run something like a 44T, and then easily put a 40T on in the fall for CX season, which is when I would start riding knobbies all the time anyways.
This wouldn't be hard to do at all, just make sure to adjust the chain to match. Even with a clutch derailleur and wide/narrow chainring, I'd be concerned about dropping a chain if it were too long.