Originally Posted by pepperbelly

I finally got out to ride today. The path around a local lake has a lot of up and down, sharp curves and several humped bridges with posts at each end and 90* turned before or after. It isn’t a place for high average speed but it’s close. It’s a good 6 mile loop.
There is a climb near the end no matter which direction you ride but one direction the climb is a little steeper. I did one lap in each direction and save the steep climb for last. I was getting a little tired and wasn’t thinking about anything but getting close to finishing. That climb hit me hard and I had to walk it up the last 50-60 yards. When I got to the top and got on my bike I realized that I had left the front derailleur on the big ring. I have been leaving it in the high range and it’s no problem going the other direction but this direction definitely needs the lower gear range.
Betcha I remember next time. 😎