Originally Posted by
cale
Pedaling at 90 RPM in a 30T/32 combination to go 6.6 MPH sounds like a waste of effort. I'd rather walk.
It helps keep you in rhythm and it is somewhat psychologically self-defeating to have to walk. There are pay-offs to staying on the bike. Plus you have no idea what kind of shape the OP's knees are in. I know I baby mine a lot more than I used to when climbing.