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Old 12-14-16 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Abe_Froman
Well, pretty much any grade on a road is doable with a granny gear...but yea, going down might be dicey, especially with cobblestones, especially with a cross street at a blind intersection at the bottom lol
Any grade? Not in my book. I rode to the top of Brasstown Bald in the north Georgia mountains one time, with grades exceeding 20%, and I fell over at one point because I couldn't turn the pedals any more.
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