Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

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stickyfingers

Bit of a generic question, but what's people's opinions on 27 gear inch granny gear? Thinking of swapping out my cranks for a 1x 42t but worried it might be a bit high for my steel bike packing/cross bike, I mostly do European trips, a lot of Wales and occasionally Scotland. Cheers!

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platypus in reply to @stickyfingers

how many times do you wish you didn't have lower gears during loaded touring? never

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stickyfingers in reply to @platypus

This is very true. I think it's knowing the reality that it probably gets as much everyday/city use ,as touring use, so I feel drawn to bigger rings and more speeeed! Maybe I'll give it a miss and just get a 40t chainring to go on my current cranks for casual use and keep the 32 for loaded riding.

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