Originally Posted by AGGRO
Aren't tri bikes typically much higher geared on the bailout gears? I HATE my tribike on hills. My knees yelp at me

that can easily be solvedd
1) get a cassete that is 12-25 or 11-26 instead of 12-23
and/or
2) get a compact crank if don't use those top gears...50-36 is fav.,
lets face it how often are the top gears used, 1) could be a solution without any gearing sacrifice