aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,502
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
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I guess I could brag. I can still manage on those old gearing systems. I merely choose not to. My technique for tough hills is to stop and rest when I need to, catch my breath, then proceed. For a long time, my McLean had 52x42 in front and 14x24 in back. Eventually, I used a 13x28 in the rear.