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Old 09-03-14 | 09:23 PM
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nun
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Originally Posted by Sharpshin

OTOH when I hit NY State I encountered repeated hills where I had to strain and push hard, even at 17 gear inches. NOT fun.

Nothing wrong IMHO to gearing ones bike down to the limits of rideability (3mph??), there'll still lots of ratios left to accommodate faster speeds.

Mike
Where in NY state were you riding? Adirondacs?
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