Summerking
Veteran
- Location
- Cornwall
I'm sorry if the answer to my post is contained elsewhere but I was having difficulty getting it clear in my mind.
What I would like to know is My Brompton L6 has a 44 tooth front chainring that I just counted sat in the damp back porch at midnight as you do, and I wanted to know can I make the bike's gearing easier for hills? my part of Cornwall has some seriously steep hills that has me off the Brompton and pushing, I consider my self cycling fit but the hill in Lowertown in Helston I challenge anyone to ride a Brompton up!
I,m in the easiest gear and stood on one pedal at a time and barely moving, in contrast an old Trek mtb I had came with an excellent 'spinning' gear that would see the same hill off no trouble, Do I get a bigger or smaller front chainring to get easier gearing? or is 44t as easy as it gets up front?
thanks in advance.
Summer.
What I would like to know is My Brompton L6 has a 44 tooth front chainring that I just counted sat in the damp back porch at midnight as you do, and I wanted to know can I make the bike's gearing easier for hills? my part of Cornwall has some seriously steep hills that has me off the Brompton and pushing, I consider my self cycling fit but the hill in Lowertown in Helston I challenge anyone to ride a Brompton up!
I,m in the easiest gear and stood on one pedal at a time and barely moving, in contrast an old Trek mtb I had came with an excellent 'spinning' gear that would see the same hill off no trouble, Do I get a bigger or smaller front chainring to get easier gearing? or is 44t as easy as it gets up front?
thanks in advance.
Summer.