I'm a spinner and found even the reduced gearing not low enough on some spots.
Swapped the 44T for a 39T; works better for me. towards the end of this clip; it's a
bit hard to tell in the video - but that lady is not a pedestrian. She's pushing her bike
up that steep hill(what the majority of riders do) ; while my Brompton zips along:
In this clips; my Brompton is passing a few carbon roadbikes uphill: