Thanks - great education!

i think i'll stay with the 11 - 26 as i like the 23 for the majority of the climb and fall back on the 26 to get me to the top. The 28 sounds nice but maybe too slow, i'll have to tough it out.

Hilly to me is 7 - 9% grades on average, i checked the signs for the trucks this morning.

RED will save me some weight so it seems smart for the extra $$