Originally Posted by
noobinsf
Is there any way you can fit a smaller chainring, like a 38? ... You can get a similar low gear with the 38 using a 26- or 28-tooth large cog in back.
The problem then becomes taking up the slack between the big and the small rings. Nuovo Record can easily accommodate a 10 tooth chainring difference, but anything more is difficult (given a wide freewheel cluster like 14-28t).