Originally Posted by
TheDudeIsHere
Where do you get that I am dictating what rides he can do?
You're insisting that riders shouldn't switch to gears lower than 28-32, and you're also saying that you shouldn't do hills that your current fitness and gearing aren't adequate for. It follows from this that, if you never get to the fitness lever where a 28-32 gear works well for you on a given hill, you should never ride that hill.
Originally Posted by
TheDudeIsHere
Exactly! So you think telling somebody to waste money and time is a better idea than getting them to ride their bike, while as you said, not knowing what terrain they are riding?
I didn't say that the OP should definitely make the change that they're contemplating. I said that you can't be sure that they shouldn't.