Originally Posted by
70sSanO
By the same token, the kid across the street rode unsupported from SoCal to Seattle with a 1x. He packed fairly light. He planned to continue to Colorado, but the weather turned bad.
40t chainring and a 10-50 cassette. If 22 gear inches work, (700 X 35), that might be the best bet. Riding in basically a middle ring.
Might be tempted to run a double with a 30t that will only get used with the lower 3rd of the cassette, (chain wrap), for those do or die circumstances. Might have to get creative to keep the 40t chainline centered on the cassette.
A 1x plus strictly bail out.
John
I am in very good shape as shown by my 3,300 miles I did this summer with huge elevation gains BUT I am 65 years old and not a kid anymore. I do know that without my 19.5 gear inch granny gear (or something fairly close) I would have gotten off my bike and pushed it several hills. I never pushed my bike up a single hill this summer