>>2008199I see. I think there must be regulations on how steep roads can be because I haven't encountered a road that I had to use the 40t on yet. The thing about wide shifts is true :(
I sometimes shift and it clunks so loud that I'm afraid the chain came off for a second. Having the smoother shifts would be so nice! With that I've made up my mind! Thank you for the advice!
Also I think in ready for a rear rack at this point. I've been putting in 20km rides 3 or 4 times a week and I'm feeling confident enough to try commuting to work. Thing is that I don't want to wear a backpack and I need a decent amount of storage. Pic related is what my rear looks like. There are these two little screw holes above my skewer. Can I mount a rear rack to those and to my seatpost (I don't have any other mounting holes that I could find)? I would like to have a really sturdy rack that could carry a panier with my laptop and books. I need it to be sturdy because I ride my bike off road a lot. Thank God I didn't get a full sus because I would be jumping it out of airplanes! Does anybody have suggestions or examples of hardtail rear racks? Can those screw holes in pic be used to mount a rack or would they be too small and weak to handle off road?