Originally Posted by
jdgesus
yeah. i did a big 10k feet / 78 mile ride this summer on 53/39 cranks with 11-23 cassette.
alot of the hills were over 15% and by the end i was just angry.
had to stand out of the saddle for every climb
ordered a new cassette the next day.
Exactly. I was riding though the Oakland/Berkeley hills, granny geared and bailout cog, still hating the world.
Awesome picture btw.