Originally Posted by Maelochs

Budget determines a lot, and use .... if this is a bike you don't plan to ride much (I hope your regular ride isn't in the shop That much) then you might be able to stomach some compromises to save some dollars.

Otherwise, you can pretty much buy whatever you want depending on what you want to spend.

Also you can buy a 44/32/22 crank set and swap it if you don't like whatever is stock .... of you want. You can also buy a wide range of cassettes.

I haven't read through these articles, just scanned a little but there ought to be some ideas here ....