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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Rural Wyoming
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Bikes: '73 Schwinn Varsity, 1964 Schwinn Racer, 1954 Schwinn Jaguar, 1950's Puch Bergmeister, 1980 Schwinn High Plains, 1973 Flandria, 1980's Diamondback Sorrento, 2001 Jamis Aurora
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"Big Ring" - Dinner Plate...the big chain ring, as opposed to the salad plate, the little one, and then the saucer, the littlest one on a three ring set-up, granny gear.
I'm curious, having so many hills around here that just eat my lunch on most days, especially those days when I hit them with a headwind. What kind of speeds do you guys achieve when climbing? I've worked hard to get above 13 mph on most of the hills, with a headwind I ache just to keep it above 10 mph. I know I'm not ready for any Alpe De Heuz's or anything, but I'm wondering what kind of speed you guys get on the climbs? I feel like I've improved some over the last few years, but I still crawl up alot of them...