Originally Posted by
Trentkln27
Just got a new crank in for the bike. I'll have to check chainline on it so see if I need a different spindle length but 36/22 with a 11-34 cassette should give me a decent range for touring in hilly areas, right?
That is a lower gear than my light or medium touring bikes, I doubt you would need to go lower. That might spin out on long shallow downhills, but those do not come along very often. Having low enough tears is more important than having the high ones for touring.