Gearing Problems - need some advice !!!!!

barniethelab
barniethelab Posts: 4
edited December 2008 in Workshop
I bought an "off the peg" Peugeot Performance 5000 road bike several years ago, which has not seen much use until the guy who runs our village cycling club persuaded me to join in on the weekly runs a few months back

The terrain locally is quite hilly, and i have been really struggling with the not having low enough gears for the routes I have been doing with the guys

My bike spec is as follows:-

Shimano Exage 300EX front and rear changers

7 cog cassette at rear - 26 teeth on biggest ring and 13 teeth on smallest

An "Omega Linea" chainset (Stamped Italy 170). 52 teeth on big ring and 42 teeth on small ring. Rings are held on by 5 allan key type screws. Allan type screws are approx 2.5 inches from centre bolt that holds chainset to crank shaft

What do I need to do to change the gearing to make uphill sections easier to tackle ?? Where can i source any parts required, and approx cost. Also, would my existing Shimano front and rear changers be able to cope with any changes to the size of rings on cassette or front rings ???

Any advice given would be greatly appreciated

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