Originally Posted by
roflmao147
my lowest gear is 34-25, im thinking of going 27 for the cassette, this should raise my climbing cadence to around 100 at the same speed? would i be correct in thinking so?
Gearing is always going to be a personal thing, given your fitness, your terrain, and your preferred cadence. That said, I think you're likely to find if you can't turn over the 34/25 you're likely not going to be competitive racing, unless we're talking some seriously steep stuff.
Also, it's normal for most people's cadence to be a bit lower climbing. So a cadence in the low 80's wouldn't be consider too low on a steep climb for most folks.