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Originally Posted by Psychlist
The best solution for all-round road riding is to fit a different rear sprocket with 2 (or sometimes 3 if you do a lot of town work) extra teeth. An easy diy fix is to change the 15 tooth front sprocket for a 14, but that does put a little more wear on the chain as it has to turn a tighter arc around the 14 so a bigger rear is the preferred option
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I went for a 14 on the front - much cheaper and easier to do. In my experience the supposed extra wear on the chain really is unnoticeable in practice. Going for a larger rear is much more hassle, and much more expensive (partly because you need a new, longer chain).