With the current derailleurs you could always drop to a 42/26, possibly a 42/28, low gear, which would help a lot on hills. I run 50-42/14-16-18-20-23-26 on the Bianchi, but if you want to stay with a 5-speed cogset, consider 52-42/15-17-19-22-26.
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069