Originally Posted by
Six jours
Why don't you just train so you can make it up the mountain in your 53x11, thus relieving you of having to deal with derailleurs at all?
I just might! Afterall, I'm not the one here looking for a false sense of climbing ability!
...I use the gears equipped on my bike. I'm a big fat 220-240 lb rider but I use the 39/25 on 10,000-12,000 ft centuries. I don't to invest in sissy gears to make it up a hill!
The better and more I train, the easier they are and the faster I climb. When I stuff my face with too many containers of Ben and Jerry ice cream, it's more of a struggle. But I don't run out and spend money to make myself think I'm a better climber!
