Originally Posted by SnareSide

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@wphamilton Yes the uphill climb is a definite concern of mine. I am in decent shape and I'm looking forward to the challenge... but I also want to make sure I get a bike that's going to allow me to make the climb without having to get off and walk it. As I understand it, a bike with bigger rear cogs is going to have a lower gear which should make the uphill climb more doable. I will be looking into that for sure....snip