• Stronglight have 44, 46, 48 and 49T outer rings to fit 4-bolt Ultegra/105.

    Their smallest inner ring is 34T though, which I think is a limitation of (non-oval) chainrings with 110 BCD. So if you want 32T or smaller you need either an oval chainring or a different crankset (e.g. FSA, GRX).

  • Yes indeed. The new GRX cranks have 110 BCD for the outer ring and 80 BCD for the inner ring.

    My advice if you want ultra-low gearing on 2x is to buy a GRX crankset and a GRX front derailleur. You need to get the derailleur too because the chain-line for GRX is 2.5mm outboard.

  • In case it helps anyone: my Specialized Sequoia came with an FSA chainset that's 48/32T and works with a standard 105 front derailleur. The cassette is an 11–36T Sunrace and also works with a 105 derailleur (GS cage but no extender as far as I am aware). So it's possible to make a non-GRX Shimano road setup work. Though I don't know if I would have necessarily gone for this exact setup had it not come with the bike.

    Pictured with 1.9" 650B Gravel Kings (probably the largest tyre that the chainstays will clear).

  • I’m using di2 so its sounding like grx cranks are an expensive upgrade despite the cranks being pretty cheap

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