With 9 speeds you can even go 12-36 in the back. But you'll need a Shadow type MTB RD although you can make it work on a non-shadow type by either reversing or getting a longer B-screw. I've done both on my Rivs.
That should be low enough based on your description. René On Tuesday, September 25, 2012, Steve Palincsar wrote: > On Tue, 2012-09-25 at 15:01 -0700, lungimsam wrote: > > I have bar-end shifters. > > > > Shimano 10speed SIS/Friction for RD. > > Shimano Friction on the FD. > > > > I do not tour, but carry commuting loads of less than 10lbs on rear > > rack. > > > > It is just that the 34 x 27 is too hard for me on local hills. Would > > going to a 32 or 34 cassette in the rear make that much of a > > difference? Swapping a cassette does sound like the least expensive > > idea. > > Going from a 27 to a 30 tooth sprocket is a good-sized shift. Going > from a 30 to a 34 is another good-sized shift. So the proposed cassette > change will give you two lower gears, and not piddly little unnoticeable > steps, either, but rather good healthy bites. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com<javascript:;> > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <javascript:;>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
