Chainsets Advice

Bob said:

I was wondering if anybody could offer me some
advice. I have recently got into biking and
bought myself a Raleigh Resonator Pro. It
seemed a good low end bike for what I needed.
The problem is, over the weeks i've started
mixing road work with off road work and after
comparison to a few friends bikes have found
the lowest (granny) gear to be slightly too
high for the very steep off road bits. The
chainset has 28\38\48 teeth. Could anybody
advise as whether I can fit a new chainset and
what pitfalls\things to look out for.

Well, a new crankset would cost you close to what the bike
costs new. You'd be better served by buying a cassette that
has a wider range. The bike comes with a 6-speed cluster, so
that's what you need:

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The "megarange" of 13-34 is as big as you're going to get.
Check for compatibility before buying, as those low-end
bikes sometimes have weird parts. The only other thing you
may need is a new, longer chain.
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hi; this crankset/chainset is prob a 110/74 (bolt
circles) and the inner 28 tooth can be replaced with as
small as a 24.

26 and 24 are comonly available. me personally, i'm fat-
would get a smaller middle too. -that way on shallow hills
you can stay on middle chainring- the 110 circle the middle
uses can take a 34 or maybe a 33.

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Quoted message said:

Hello, I was wondering if anybody could offer me some
advice. I have recently got into biking and bought myself
a Raleigh Resonator Pro. It seemed a good low end bike for
what I needed. The problem is, over the weeks i've started
mixing road work with off road work and after comparison
to a few friends bikes have found the lowest (granny) gear
to be slightly too high for the very steep off road bits.
The chainset has 28\38\48 teeth. Could anybody advise as
whether I can fit a new chainset and what pitfalls\things
to look out for. I've heard that Raleigh use some non-
standard sizes for threads etc. Would this be an issue.??
Any advice much appreciated.

Thanks.

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Hi, Thanks for the advice, i'd never considered just
changing the inner cog instead of the whole chainset! Is 24T
the lowest you can go with a 74 bolt circle? Could you go
down to 22T or would this be too low. ie, 38T middle to 22T
inner. I like my 38T middle cog as I can get up most hills
in my area in that cog whilst still giving myself a good
workout. The new inner cog is intended for some tougher
stuff I've been doing offroad. If it's relevant, my rear
lowest cog is 28T.

Th-
an-
ks
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va-
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hi; this crankset/chainset is prob a 110/74 (bolt
circles) and the inner 28 tooth can be replaced with as
small as a 24.

26 and 24 are comonly available. me personally, i'm fat-
would get a smaller middle too. -that way on shallow hills
you can stay on middle chainring- the 110 circle the
middle uses can take a 34 or maybe a 33.

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Hello, I was wondering if anybody could offer me some
advice. I have recently got into biking and bought
myself a Raleigh Resonator Pro. It seemed a good low end
bike for what I needed. The problem is, over the

weeks

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i've started mixing road work with off road work and
after comparison to

a

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few friends bikes have found the lowest (granny) gear to
be slightly too high for the very steep off road bits.
The chainset has 28\38\48 teeth. Could anybody advise as
whether I can fit a new chainset and what
pitfalls\things to look out for. I've heard that Raleigh
use some non-standard sizes for threads etc. Would this
be an issue.?? Any advice much appreciated.

Thanks.

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24 is the lowest you can go with 74/110 (my touring bike has
this setup, 24 is pretty low, combined with a 28 on the
rear). You can go lower still with the rear, using the mega-
range freewheel that's mentioned. I'd try the 24 front first
thou', and see if it's low enough. I can climb 7-8% grades,
with 100lb bike and I weigh in at about 175. That's with the
24 front, 28 rear combo. You may have change your derailleur
as well with the mega-range cassette, depending on how many
teeth it can handle.

-pete

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Quoted message said:

Hi, Thanks for the advice, i'd never considered just
changing the inner

cog

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instead of the whole chainset! Is 24T the lowest you can
go with a 74 bolt circle? Could you go down to 22T or
would this be too low. ie, 38T middle

to

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22T inner. I like my 38T middle cog as I can get up most
hills in my area

in

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that cog whilst still giving myself a good workout. The
new inner cog is intended for some tougher stuff I've
been doing offroad. If it's relevant, my rear lowest
cog is 28T.

T
h
a
n
k
s
i
n

advance.

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hi; this crankset/chainset is prob a 110/74 (bolt
circles) and the inner 28 tooth can be replaced with as
small as a 24.

26 and 24 are comonly available. me personally, i'm fat-
would get a smaller middle too. -that way on shallow
hills you can stay on middle chainring- the 110 circle
the middle uses can take a 34 or maybe a 33.

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Hello, I was wondering if anybody could offer me some
advice. I

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recently got into biking and bought myself a Raleigh
Resonator Pro. It seemed a good low end bike for what
I needed. The problem is, over the

weeks

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i've started mixing road work with off road work and
after comparison

to

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a

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few friends bikes have found the lowest (granny) gear
to be slightly

too

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high for the very steep off road bits. The chainset
has 28\38\48

teeth.

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Could anybody advise as whether I can fit a new
chainset and what pitfalls\things to look out for.
I've heard that Raleigh use some non-standard sizes
for threads etc. Would this be an issue.?? Any

advice

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much appreciated.

Thanks.

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