Originally Posted by cyccommute

Although I’m a proponent of having what some would consider stupid gearing, I doubt that you’ll have a problem on your proposed route. You can get up into some nasty hills along that route but only if you go off-route. The Bike 4 trails are old rail beds and are about as flat as you can get. At various times in my life I’ve ridden all of them with and without loads. I doubt you‘ll need your lowest gear at all.



Although I know it is unfashionable, you can have both a gear that is high enough and one that is low enough***COUGH***triple. Here’s the gearing that I have on my touring bike compared to yours. I spend most of my time in the middle of the cassette and the large ring in the 60 to 75 gear inch range.