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?
Although I’m a proponent of having what some would consider stupid gearing, I doubt that you’ll have a problem on your proposed route. You can get up into some nasty hills along that route but only if you go off-route. The Bike 4 trails are old rail beds and are about as flat as you can get. At various times in my life I’ve ridden all of them with and without loads. I doubt you‘ll need your lowest gear at all.
Originally Posted by
Trentkln27
This is my campandgoslow bike. I'd rather the gearing not get high enough than not get low enough. After a quick test fit I found that I need a shorter spindle for the new crank.
I've bike portions of the Elroy Sparta trail but I'd love to do the whole thing.
Although I know it is unfashionable, you can have both a gear that is high enough and one that is low enough***COUGH***triple.
Here’s the gearing that I have on my touring bike compared to yours. I spend most of my time in the middle of the cassette and the large ring in the 60 to 75 gear inch range.