Originally Posted by Recycle
I was having a heck of a time climbing hills with a load, so I swapped the 28/38/48 rings on my Cypress for a 22/34/44 set. That dropped the granny down to 18.5 gi (27 in wheel x 22 T chain ring / 32 T cassetts). No other changes were required.
Gary has a Cypress SX. The SX uses a road bike's gearing with a front crank of 30/42/52 and a rear cassette of 12-26. Very few hybrids use this gearing.
Gary, if you are used to this gearing, then you should do fine with a standard road bike. And with the more aerodynamic riding position and thinner tires, it should be easier to pedal than your SX.