Originally Posted by
Kimmo
IMO if you need lower than 34/32, you need a triple - there's already a lot of compromise in that gearing, and a triple eliminates it. Pity they're not really a thing anymore, and in this era when everyone wants lower gears, that's just dumb.
If you had Campy levers, you could do it with a crankset and FD, plus chain and long cage RD. Otherwise SOL.
+1 Triples rule. I'm thankful I learned dinosaur shifting while they still ruled the earth. (Downtube shifters; those stone age devices that work with anything.)
Ben