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.