Originally Posted by
milkbaby
Lose excess body fat, do more climbing training, ride nicer tires, and if you have them maybe sub in lighter wheels when climbing. Make sure your fit is dialed in on current bike.
Climbing is about power to weight ratio and grinding it out, so there's no substitute for grinding out the training. I bet the choice of bicycle may actually be more important in descending fast than climbing fast.
Curious. Why would a bike be more important for the descent? I live in Florida so I never see real hills to experience.
Logic, at least mine, would think that cardio would matter more than the bike. Thus, I agree with your first line.
OP. all 3 are nice bikes. It is doubtful that any of them will ever hold you back. Stick with the Bianchi but if you just have an itch to scratch, than go with the Boardman. They make awesome bikes.