Chainset advice please

nellie72
nellie72 Posts: 49
edited June 2016 in Workshop
I have a 4 year old carbon composite Giant TCR Advanced 2 which i'm very happy with. Unfortunately due to my advancing years (and weight) i struggle with some of the bigger hills these days.

Drive train is full Ultegra 6700 10 speed.

I recently swapped out the cassette from at 12/25 to an 11/28 which has improved things a little.

I'm still thinking i may have to swap the chainset which is currently a 53/39 to a more forgiving 50/34

Will i have to change any other components if i were to do this?

thanks in advance
Canyon Endurace CF SL 9.0 Ultegra di2
Reilly Gradient GRX600
Dawes Super Galaxy

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,273
    you'll need a new (shorter) chain and you'll need to lower the front mech a tad
    left the forum March 2023
  • nellie72
    nellie72 Posts: 49
    thank you :)
    Canyon Endurace CF SL 9.0 Ultegra di2
    Reilly Gradient GRX600
    Dawes Super Galaxy

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