Originally Posted by
HTupolev
Seypat's comment about "big cogs", plus the reference to weight, made it sound like they were referring to what their bottom-end gears were worth on a climb.
Yeah, the comment referred to a 200lb rider weight.
I don't think Seypat was intending for the formula to be generalized.
Correct. 200 to 210, need 1 more climbing gear. 200 to 190, 2 less climbing gears than 210. On 9 speed 11-28 or 11-30 cassettes.
BTW, that's 5'8" 200, so I really can't give recommendations on "ride or feel." Something like tires or frames are going to feel completely different to me than to a 5'8" 130 or a 6'3" 200 rider.