I gave up trying to be macho on hills and put a DuraAce triple on my road bike giving me 30 in the front and 28 in the back for my low gear and I'm not ashamed to use it. My touring bike has a low gear of 26 in the front and 25 in the back. My recently completed trail bike, dubbed "The Goat", has a 22 up front and 32 in the back but I haven't had much chance to take it out to play since I'm still waiting for my trail tires to arrive (should be here tomorrow, yayah). I try to keep my cadence above 60 without mashing whenever possible. This is the first year I've done a significant amount of hills, but with the gearing changes, I'm rather enjoying them.
Last edited by Myosmith; 08-03-12 at 06:04 AM.