Originally Posted by
balto charlie
Nice pixs, 14%. My legs cramp thinking about that climb......with gear. Did that in W. Va this year, still feel the pain
But it was fun, in a masochistic sort of way.
And youngins' , this is why I set up my touring bike with a 44/32/22 and 11-34 on 26 inch wheels, for exactly these sort of "gotchas"
seriously though, once in a while I think I'll change the gearing, but in the end it's always nice with the couple of lowest gears, even moderately loaded, if a knee is feeling a bit cranky and I'm able to keep the effort resonable for those short, steep things we encounter occasionally.