Originally Posted by
wazzu1991
Thanks for the help. Nice bike sunburst. Did you change the cassette and chain as well? If I remember right the hills around SF aren't that different from the one's I'm facing here near Seattle.
I already had the max freewheel I could get on it, a 28tooth. I used the same chain but removed a link or two. I actually like the compact better than the triple that came on my new bike, and I find I can climb some serious hills with the 34/28 combination (and I'm 54!).