Originally Posted by
70sSanO
I’m more in the Pass/Fail camp.
John
Sounds like me. When the group hits a good climb, they pass, I fail.
Here in Upstate SC we have a lot of climbs, some of them very challenging. I always try to route out proposed rides on RideWithGPS, just to give myself an idea of the grade chart along the route. If I see long climbs greater than 8% or so, I think about my bad knee, and opt out. (I like to walk without crutches, too.)
I just switched bikes, from Shimano 50/34 with 11-32 to Sram 46/33 with 10-36. Don't use the lowest gear often, but it sure is nice knowing it's there.