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Old 09-10-21, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by djdelarosa25
Looking at my data, my cadence hovers around 40-60 in the duration of the climb
That's a range where most people are losing a tangible amount of performance. If you're frequenting this hill, you'd likely benefit from substantially lower gears.

I'll try to make this short. My bike came with a 50-34 crankset and an 11-34T cassette (8-speed). I don't live in the mountains and I very rarely used the 34T cog. A few months ago, I replaced it with an 11-28T since I was struggling with the large gaps between gears.
If you didn't resize your chain and you still have the 11-34, try popping it back on and see how the climb feels.
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