Unfortunately these days it's impossible to try before you buy, unless of course you know someone willing to sacrifice their hardware while you test out combinations of chainring/cassette to see what you legs can handle. Again I looked to good ole eBay and saw an unused 32T Direct Mount chainring (specifically for SRAM cranks with removeable spiders). Sitting at a ridiculous price of £0.99 with 1 bid. I Can't let that bad boy get away from me, hammersnipe set up for automatic bidding, set my max at £10 and let it roll. Long story short, I won it for a mere £10 and a couple of quid for postage.
Not knowing whether a 32T up front would be light enough for the climbs or heavy enough for flats and straightline speed (pedaling like a hamster running on a wheel isn't appealing) This seems like a good idea, the spend is minimal £12 or so delivered as opposed to £50 for a mistake and sitting with a white elephant. Crankset hasn't arrived yet, so the weight weenie measurements will take place next week. I'll also update the total spend on the project as well.
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