Originally Posted by
Spaghetti Legs
I am taking the absolute simplest approach and walking when I run out gears. If I’m feeling particularly “heroic” I might shoulder the bike ‘cross style and jog.
Last weekend I went for a knee-wrecking (literally) ride with gugie and Andrew (our newest intrepid traveler on the Magic Bus). Part way up one particularly nasty hill I gave up and dismounted, only to discover that even at a very slow walking pace I wasn't losing any ground to them. I should have started walking sooner. Later in the ride my knees were balking at even mild grades and I lost a lot of ground walking then.
Originally Posted by
jonwvara
Triples rule!
Agreed! That's why my Eroica bike will be sporting one of your triplizers, despite how much the purists will wince to see it. Right now I'm debating between an inner ring so small the NR front derailleur won't lift it onto the middle ring (manual gear changes are period correct, right?) and a slightly bigger ring that will have me walking more often.