I'd like to think that's true. My climbing "problem" is all about weight to power. No surprise there. At age 72 I am 10 lbs. overweight and have lost a lot of my power. I ride with my club's B ride and everyone else in that group is 10-20 years younger than me. Our rides usually have about 60-70 ft of climbing per mile. And over 40 mi. w/say 2500 ft., of elevation, we get as high as 15 mph. I usually find myself dropping back on the climbs and then catching everyone on the flats. Frustrating. I can still go pretty well on the flats so climbing is the thing to conquer. Feeling optimistic this year though. My weight is about 6 lbs lower than usual at season's start. Been running a 12x28 (10 sp) but set up a second wheelset with a 11x26 in hopes I'll be able to actually use it.