Originally Posted by
Littlemad
People are weak.The day that I will use anyting smaller than 38(130bcd) x28 is the day I die.And yes I do mountains( cat. 2 max here)
A lot of rock and roll musicians had the same attitude. Some of them got old, and are still enjoying life.
39 x 26 was my cutoff, and I did the Markleeville Death ride in my late 20's with that.
35 lbs later and, er, a few decades later, I still enjoy riding. A 25 gear inch low end keeps me going up the same hills, just slower.
Hopefully you'll get there someday.