Originally Posted by
wolfchild
Getting off the bike and walking uphill doesn't mean that you are weak or out of shape. It simply means that your gear ratio isn't low enough for the hill ....
+2
My old Sears 10-speed (2x5) was awful on hills. Back when I lived in Peoria IL, there were various hills up and out of the river valley that I had to walk; they were too steep for that particular bike. And that was when I was in my twenties! Now thirty years later I can ride them no problem because I have more favorable hill climbing gears.