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Old 02-06-16 | 12:07 PM
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Bikes: 2005 Gazelle Golfo, 1935 Raleigh Sport, 1970 Robin Hood sport, 1974 Schwinn Continental, 1984 Ross MTB/porteur, 2013 Flying Piegon path racer, 2014 Gazelle Toer Populair T8

Originally Posted by trailangel
HUH? 34 in front and a 30 in the rear is a 30 inch gear.... you can't climb anything with that? You could get off and walk faster.....Wimp!!
Originally Posted by wphamilton
How so? It's light and got a compact crank and 12-30 cogset, way more gear than you'd need unless you're climbing mountains in Colorado or something.
Depends on ones location. In my area 30 GI would be marginal for many folks..... or at least so I'm often told when I mention that I ride a 65 lb, 8 speed Dutch bike with a low of 27 GI.
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