>>1654332you should get the same range (minus the very highest gear or 2, which I bet you've never really used anyway) with an 11-40 cassette.
Play around with
http://gear-calculator.com, pic related is my road bike, I'm doing the same thing. I never touched 7th and 8th on the big ring anyway, they're too tall, always used 6th as the cruising gear
you may very well need a new derailleur, or a chink hanger extender if you're being cheap and don't mind comically bad shifts
>in b4 muh gapsI don't race.