...If I use the lowest gear a few times it will be worth it and having it ....
I find that I always use my lowest gear on a day with hills, but sometimes that lowest gear is needed and sometimes it is much lower than I really needed and I only used it for a respite.
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Seriously, we get the UL thing, but it's not the be all and end all of touring.
Yeah, I concur, the evangelicals for UL can get a little tiring.