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04-20-05 | 08:36 AM

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velocipedio

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Bikes: 2005 Litespeed Teramo, 2000 Marinoni Leggero, 2001 Kona Major Jake (with Campy Centaur), 1997 Specialized S-Works M2, 1992 Specialized Rockhopper

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Originally Posted by Corsaire

Yeah, I could climb hills on that low gearing (39x25) also, but the question is: will you have "fresh" legs at the end of the day to finish the long ride at a decent speed ? perhaps you can, I can't, not just yet anyway, I'm working on it.
That's the bottom line: measured effort having the right hearing for your pedaling capabilities.
Corsaire

fair enough. it's harder at the start of the season, but not so hard that i'd need a triple. my legs are still buzzing from the 110 km ride i did on sunday, but that's because it was early season.

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