Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I'm not being flippant when I say this: any gearing is adequate if you're willing to walk your bike up at least some hills. The question is how much will you have to walk it. The hills you expect to ride are a big factor in that. Your conditioning is another big factor. A lighter bike helps, and the Roubaix is a heck of a lot lighter than an LHT, but not enough to compensate for the very high low gear it has. I can't say whether that should matter to you.