I know this sounds pathetic, but do any of you ever just walk you SS/FG up hills instead of just forcing through?
I just last week started commuting to school (16 miles one way) and there are 2 hills that are probably close to 25-40% grade slopes (one is much steeper but shorter) and one is about 150ft long and the other is closer to 400ft long. My SS is a 53:18 gearing and I can only seem to make it about half way up both of these hills.
Have any of you ever ran into a situation like this? Is it even doable with my gearing?
Also, I weigh 240lb. I'm loosing weight now that I am riding, but I know this also makes it harder for me.