Going to a bigger cassette would probably require a different RD, and wide range cassettes necessarily create large jumps between gears. If you like the spacing on your current cassette you might not like the wider steps. If you are unsure perhaps trying to borrow the wider cassette would be a good idea.
I share your feeling about the 34/27 combo, which is what I have on my racing bike, which gives a low gear of 34 g.i., not enough in hilly VT. My Ram has a White VBC crank with 44/30 rings & an 11/28, which yields a low gear of 29, g.i. which I find to be enough for very light loads except on very long, steep climbs. My touring bike goes down to 26. A new crank, like the VBC or Compass shouldn't affect your SIS set up. Another solution, not much more money than a 10 spd cassette, is to buy the Sugino triple and just put a chain guard on the outside, with the 46 or 44/28. On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 6:01:20 PM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote: > > I have bar-end shifters. >> > > >> Shimano 10speed SIS/Friction for RD. >> Shimano Friction on the FD. >> > > I do not tour, but carry commuting loads of less than 10lbs on rear rack. > > It is just that the 34 x 27 is too hard for me on local hills. Would going > to a 32 or 34 cassette in the rear make that much of a difference? Swapping > a cassette does sound like the least expensive idea. > >> >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/H8uaGNI84dUJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
