Originally Posted by
baribari
Oh, sounds more or less like a stock double...
I think my bike is a 34-27, but I find to get over the REALLY tough hills I have to switch from regular push down pedaling to full-circle pedaling, which gives me more power but is much more tiring.
I'm no pro. Not even worthy to be here but there's no qualifying and they let anyone in. Anyway, I have a compact with 12-27 and find it quite difficult on steep climbs around here (like 12-14%). I end up doing around 30 rpm and 5 mph if I'm lucky and sometimes my HR gets rather high and I run out of steam so end up stopping. I just started doing this though and I can tell I'm getting stronger so maybe eventually I'll be fine. However, I've been thinking of getting a 12-32 to give me a bit more on the low end.