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Old 05-25-17 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BigAura
You want the lower gear-set 44-32-22 for mountains. Swapping out the entire chain-set is what I'd do. I'm a fit-64-yo and that's what I'm using currently for loaded-mountain-touring. The high-end of 48 is never missed but the low-end 22 can be very welcomed at times.
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I can often buy the entire crankset cheaper than I can get 3 individual chainrings. I have 2 sets of brand new crank arms minus their chain rings in my parts bin.

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