Originally Posted by
SaiKaiTai
Thank you!
Had a very nice ride this evening, too. Came home taking my local "wall" - a 500 foot long climb up a 16% grade. Using my 39x24 was slow & no without effort... but doable. And I still had a (28t) gear to give in the back. Today, using my 34x24 had me attacking the hill. The change in pace was palpable. And I still had a 27t and a 30t to give.
Couple this with a fairly light (17lb) bike with a stiff and lively bottom braket and you can't help but have fun with it.
Compared to my Giant -which I loved- I feel like I'm riding nothing. This is going to be nice.
You have found the same as I have. Compact double on a light bike or Triple on a good bike and there is not much difference. The hills are just as hard but quicker on the compact. Now set the OCR up as a Mountain climbing bike with a 28t granny on the crank and an 11/34 cassette and you will still be riding the Felt.
Good to see the new bike works- or is it that you have improved with all the hills you have to climb?