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Originally Posted by Phil_gretz

OP, looks like you have ~7 weeks. Please describe your bike and how you ride daily/weekly. Summarize your training method, weight and nutritional approach on and off the bike.

What is your current riding/climbing capacity for a day?

The 28T rear cog will likely be helpful for you, but it's a minor part of the story. PG

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Originally Posted by Davidwa

Hi All, the spec is as follows:-

Approximate Weight (KG): 8.25
Brake Type: Dual Pivot Caliper Brake
Chainset: FSA Gossamer Pro BB30 compact crank 50/34T
Forks: Full Carbon
Frame Colour: Carbon matt
Frame Material: Carbon
Front Brake: Shimano 105 Dual pivot
Front Mech: Shimano 105
Gear Shifters: Shimano 105
Gender: Mens
Handle Bars: Boardman alloy anatomic
Headset: FSA Orbit 1.1/8 - 1.5 Aheadset
Number of Gears: 20
Pedals: N/A
Rear Brake: Shimano 105 Dual pivot
Rear Mech: Shimano 105
Saddle: Fizik Arione
Seatpost: Carbon Boardman 350mm x 31.6mm black
Stem: Boardman black alloy 31.8mm
Tyre size: 23c
Tyres: Continental Ultrasport 700x23 black
Cassette: 12-25T
Exact Frame Size: 53cm
Geometry: Semi Compact
Wheel size: 700c
Hubs: Mavic Aksium
Rims: Mavic Aksium
Suspension: Rigid

url is http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...Id_165710#tab2

I am 5ft 6 inches around 11stone 4lbs, comfortable with 50+m rides, and shorter rides in the week, cycling back from work, sometimes there and back which is around 25miles each way, some hills at the back end of the cycle

Going to need to ramp up training as useless on hills, on a diet of around 1400 cals a day

Thanks you all for your advice so far, never used a forum before so was quite surprised with the response

Given these facts going to a 28t may help a little but being ready for it physically will be a bigger factor.
Just go slow and pace yourself do not ride at someone else's pace.
Going to even a bigger cassette would make it easer but slower climb but may require more parts than you would want to swap out at this time.
Only you know how you fill climbing as you will need to.

Good luck in any case have fun most of all!

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