Originally Posted by Biker395

I have an older Shimano triple. My lowest gear is 30 in front and 28 in back.

She has a compact double and what she thought was a 28 in back. Most folks I know doing a lot of mountain climbing with compact doubles are using cassettes with 34 or 36 tooth cogs. She's got a long cage derailleur, so it would be easy to hook her up with some lower gears.

She liked the triple, BTW.