Originally Posted by
Miele Man
sorry, it seems I missed wherever it said it was a 5 speed freewheel.
How many teeth is the largest rear cog?
Cheers
he gave the info:
"Freewheel is 5 speed 14 to 32 and rings are 36,47,52. Still getting used to the half step"
a 36-32 is waaaay too high for any sort of touring carrying stuff, thats my opinion even from commuting a fair amount with up to 20lbs of stuff on my bike (I mention that number if the fellow went with a really really light amount of stuff on his bike) but realistically, a touring weight is going to be more most likely, and it will be a struggle on hills. I've done this trip and it sure aint flat, thats for sure.
30.5 gear inches will be tough and hard on knees, won't be fun. I ride a lot on hills and consider 25 gear inches too high for anything with hills when carrying even a moderate load, and have felt that way since I was the age of this fellow.