Originally Posted by indyfabz

OP: Spent a week and a half in Borso del Grappa last year. Beautiful riding. Rode through, among other places, Enego, Foza, Gallio, Follina and Castello Tesino.

Originally Posted by cyccommute

I don't know what a chainring costs in Italy but it still has to be less than a complete crank set. You can get a 20 tooth chainring from Amazon for $24 US. 22 and 24 tooth rings are going to cost roughly the same. I suspect that a new crank is going to cost between 5 and 10 times that, depending on the level you get.

Originally Posted by Doug64

I'd just like to reinforce what the rest of the folks said about derailleur capacity. A 48/363/24 with a 11-34 rear cassette will work just fine.

However, I also agree with the folks that recommend lower gearing. I run a 44/32/22 and have done some pretty serious hill climbing with it, including the Swiss Alps. There are still times when I would like one more shift, but I attribute that to old age

You may have a relatively inexpensive option to lower your gearing. Shimano's 48/36/26 crankset is usually set up on a 64/104 , 4 arm crankset. This will allow you to go from "trekking" gears to "mountain" gears by just changing the chainrings, and lowering your front derailleur a bit. You won't have to worry about chainline issues, and it only takes about an hour. I've changes a couple of Deore cranksets from the original 48/36/26 chainrings to 44/32/22 without any issues.

Originally Posted by Doppiadi

These places are almost all in my region, Veneto, I know them very well!!