Originally Posted by
joejack951
Can I request that all comments about what specific gearing someone else should need to climb be moved to the Road forum? There are "real" experts there who can tell you what is truly necessary for you to climb. In the mechanics forum I'd prefer if we could stick to actually helping people achieve what they feel they need (which the first part of this post actually does, but I couldn't help but comment on the last bit).
You can request it all you want, but it just won't happen.
In any case, even the most expert coach in the world, cannot tell anyone what gearing they need for a given climb or slope over the internet. Gear choice depends on the power to weight ratio, preferred cadence, and endurance. The gearing I need to climb a pass will be different than that of the pros and different that whoever might ask me what he needs.