Thanks guys, appreciate the advice.
My other ring is currently a 32t, which is just about ok at the moment, but as I get fitter (which is hopefully happening!) I think I’ll need to put on something bigger.
The idea of a road cassette is interesting but seems a bit more expensive than putting a 26t on. Is there really much a weight diference and will a road cassette really cut it on the trails?
In terms of gearing, by putting a 26t on (and I have to correct you here James) I am essentially losing the bottom two gears, putting my new granny gear inbetween that of gear 2 and gear 3 on the current set up. For those of you who are geeks like me:
Current set up:
22t – 32 = 0.69
22t – 28 = 0.79
22t – 24 = 0.92
Potential new set up:
26 – 32 = 0.82
26 – 28 = 0.93
26 – 24 = 1.08
I reckon it should be alright…