Originally Posted by
SquidPuppet
I can't see how going up hills would be enjoyable with 80GI.
78.9 but who's counting?
Originally Posted by
cDiff Notorious
I doubt id be able to climb at that gear ratio. I struggle with my 72 already
Originally Posted by
Muffin Man
I struggle climbing with 36 x 28 lmao
The funny thing is that the rest of the riders were on road bikes and I was the first up almost every hill.
Granted, these weren't the A group but every time a hill came they just shifted to their 36-28 or whatever they had. I didn't have a choice other than to up my cadence, settle in and go. I've spent a lot of time on the fixed gear bike this past year and it has helped my ability to climb tremendously.
We are not talking mountains here, just very rolling terrain. If I can keep it above 55 or 60 RPM or so then I'm generally alright. At one point I had to zig-zag though.