Originally Posted by
WNCGoater
.... Yes, there are "a bunch of ways to achieve a lower gear".... True if you have a standard 5 bolt crankset, or even a standard 4 bolt. I don't, and therein lies the problem.
two things.....
1. this is a new crankset, and will take some time for non-standard toothcount rings to appear.
2. since it's marketed as a road crank, not likely to see low tooth touring rings.
if you want production rings, you're gonna need to buy a new crank.
but.....you should be able to customize something cheapfully, right?
inner rings are just flat alu or steel disks with teeth and holes.
no pins or ramps or anything special.
check out weird small rings in the lbs bargain bins.
there's all sorts of rings out there with more material at the bolts,
might could find something you could drill out.
like this here 24t bmx chainring on fleabay for 10 bucks!
grind out the center to fit your bb, drill 4 holes.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bicycle-Spr...AAAOSwImRYhOhY
no wait! expedition touring needs lower gears.
how about a 20T granny gear?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bosch-pigno...wAAOSwt5hYaUBV
