Originally Posted by
73StellaSX76
I just fitted a 46/30t bikingreen chainring set (look on eBay, about $85) on my compact crank for lower gearing. It uses proprietary rings. The quality is good, they pedal and shift smoothly. I do top out in the 46T big ring on the road, but I can live with that. I lowered the fd and shortened the chain. You’ll need to research your rd capacity to see which cassette range you can switch to. Just another option to consider.
I just ordered one of those. Did the FD lower enough?
I have a similar condition as the OP- new (to me) bike has 46-38 chainrings. Setting it up to replace one that is a little big for me but have used for years.
With the 46/30 rings, a 110bcd crank to fit them, 11/36 cassette and either roadlink or the mtn RD off the old bike, I'll get lower than the 34:36 that I currently have,
and do better on steep & sustained Mt Tam terrain.