Quote Originally Posted by Lisa S.H. View Post
Anyway...on mine we put a 24t 74bcd ring on one of the 3 rings up front, and we put a different cassette on the back: 9speed 13-34 Cyclotouriste. This was the lowest gearing we could put on without having to make chain/derailleur changes.
A small correction- we did change the rear derailleur to accomodate the new rear cassette: we had Harris put on a (mountain bike typical) Deore LX SGS instead of the "stock" Ultegra road derailleur. We left the standard front derailleur (Shimano 105) alone.