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Old 08-03-08 | 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Braithwait
I lowered the gearing, but if the hill gets too steep, I get off and walk - what's the rush? I once overtook a cyclist who was using very low gears to climb a hill but he was travelling slower than I could walk!
The spirit agrees, but the body can't tow my kids uphill without standing. When it's just me, I stay seated as a matter of principle (I've had it lowered to 21 or so gear-inches), but I simply can't do it when the trailer and children are back there--and walking the whole rig up is almost impossible at the steepest part.

That Rixen Kaul bottle cage adaptor sounds interesting. A cursory search didn't turn up any online dealers, but I'll come back to it after the kids are asleep--and look more closely at the Camping World gadget, too. Thanks.

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