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easiest options are for me to provide lower gearing without upsetting other parts?
On a good day, you can usually get that RD to manage an 11-32 cassette, which gets you to a total of 17% lower bottom gear if you also change the inner ring to a 34. You'll need to get a new, longer, chain but you were going to replace the chain anyway to avoid running old chain on new sprockets.
You'll also be pretty close to the point where your gain ratio drops below 2 and you might as well walk.
gbj_tester
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I picked up a second hand 2014 Giant TCX Cyclocross a few years ago to leave at my parents to save me lugging a bike down to theres every time i visit. Ive enjoyed riding it around but the relatively hilly geography and the high gearing has put this out of the question.
Be interested to hear what the easiest options are for me to provide lower gearing without upsetting other parts? Theres obviously changing the chainrings and the cassettes but interested in whats likely to be easiest particularly for someone not particularly apt when it comes to derailleur adjustment and also keen to hear about any things to avoid given the current parts. Presuming its got factory spec although cant be sure as its in my parents attic and they arent athletic enough to get up there.
Standard spec
Bike in its current state