Originally Posted by
pgjackson
The simple answer is to not ride hills. There is no bike on the planet that is going to make hills easier. Your gearing is fine. The problem is that you are injured. You should not be riding up mountains. There is no easy fix for riding hills. Even uninjured, experienced riders struggle with hills. The easy fix it to fix your knee.
Might be good practical advice, but technically it's not true. With an easy enough gear, any hill is possible. Say he wants to average 50 watts. He could do it with the right gearing.