Just bought a "new" 2016 Cutthroat...wow, what fun. Geared a little high for me and I was wondering if anyone else has changed their chainrings. 42 is just too big for me, thinking 38. it now is stock with a 11-36 rear and 28-42 front. Thanks,
You can always put a smaller chainring on any bike, and since (as far as I know) a 28/42t is always a mtb crankset, you won't even need a new crank, just the rings.
\nAs mentioned a 38 is only 10% smaller than 42. On a 10 speed 11-36 casette, most jumps are about 12-15%, so look at how many cogs you are not using.
\nIf it's only one, go 38 or 36t big ring. If you don't use the 2 smallest cogs, go 36t big ring.
\n36t big ring also has the advantage that there are piles of them in people's workshops left over from when they converted their mtb to 1x.
