Originally Posted by
HTupolev
No it isn't. A 28T chainring is nearly 17% larger than a 24T chainring, so it's like adding nearly 17% to the number of teeth to each cog in your cassette. Even for an 11-tooth cog, it's equivalent to nearly a 2-tooth addition. For a 24-tooth cog, it's like becoming a 28-tooth cog. For the 32-tooth cog that comes on a Trek Verve 2, it's like gaining about 5 teeth and becoming a ~37T cog.
I understand what you are saying, but when you look at gear inches the ratios just aren't that big. Even changing to a 40t cassette is only 4.8gear inches. That might be worth it, but a new cassette, chain and possible extender will also be in the $50-$100 range. If the guy said he had a 80's road bike with a 53/39 and a 13-21 cassette it would be a different story
IMO getting 3-4 gear inches isn't enough to spend $50 - $100 when his fitness will most likely increase to make it a moot point in a couple of weeks.
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Last edited by stevel610; 01-27-20 at 10:02 AM.