gearing diference 29er-26er

stevesavage71

Hi, im thinking of getting a 29er. If i put my groupset from my 26er onto a 29er, would the gearing be easier or harder. I would like to know because i am thinking of also changing over to 2x10 but don't know if i have the legs to push the bigger bike up hills or if the gearing will in fact be easier.
I get confused just thinking about it? :shock:

supersonic

It will be harder, upped by about 10%

stevesavage71

wow that a lot! guess i need a triple

cobba

Put your chainrings & cassette sizes into the following link, you can calculate and compare the gain ratio differences between the 26" and 29" with the same gears.

http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/