Originally Posted by
Eugene23
Recently I have made 600 miles bike tour with heavy load through quite hilly terrain and next year I am planning to go to the country where I the terrain will be even more tougher. I am going to have 0.5-1 mile climbs per day. Thats why I am looking for lower gear options. Probably I have found the solution. I will go for ALIVIO FC-T4060 48-36-26
Good for you. That’s the stuff that matters and it makes sense.
You might be able to push your max cog 34t to 36t (11/12-36) and pick up a tiny bit more low end.
Quite often Shimano specs are a bit conservative.
John