Salsa Cutthroat

I just picked up a 2019 Cutthroat Apex 1 Sus. Would like slightly lower gearing . Someone suggested a 50t cassette. That would probably do it. Is that easy enough? Thanks. 

rhafe wrote:I just picked up a 2019 Cutthroat Apex 1 Sus. Would like slightly lower gearing . Someone suggested a 50t cassette. That would probably do it. Is that easy enough? Thanks. 

"Enough" definitely depends on your needs. It might be nice to say a bit about your current setup and the terrain you ride.

You might consider putting a smaller chainring on there instead of changing the cassette. It's cheaper. You lose a bit of high end, but you might not care about that.

Thanks for the reply.I did some research. Looks like I would need a new deraillure etc. too. It's stock 11 speed with 11-42 and 34t front now. It's okay if I stay off big hills. I'm 73  and not as strong as I used to be which is a factor I guess.

I put a smaller chainring on mine and left the cassette alone.  This seems to work for my riding style.

Thanks. Would you mind telling me where you got your chainring?

I went through my LBS.  Running the EAGLE SRAM, and it took some work to find a chainring that fit my bike.  I changed it last February, and it was hard to find then.  I am sure it is even harder to find now.

OK Thanks.

You could check out Wolf Tooth as well if SRAM doesn't have exactly what you need.  Lots of parts shortages all over this year!

I ordered a smaller chainring. I think the right one. Thanks for the help.