Hello
I‘m new to the forum and just starting to take cycling more seriously. I have always had cheap and nasty bikes that have held me back so have decided to spend a bit more On a half decent bike. I’m interested in a hybrid bike for a small female (5ft 7, 140lbs, 49 years old) I’m a little unfit and usually struggle with my 15.6 kg bike uphills - I would like to make this a little easier if possible.
I’m currently looking at 2 bikes:
Trek dual sport 2 (small)
and
Liv Rove 3 (small)
i really like the liv as it’s designed for women and is approx 1kg lighter than the trek however it only has 16 gears with a crankset of 30/46
whereas the trek has 24 gears and a crankset of 28/38/48
I’m getting a bit confused about how much difference this would make especially to hills. Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance.
I‘m new to the forum and just starting to take cycling more seriously. I have always had cheap and nasty bikes that have held me back so have decided to spend a bit more On a half decent bike. I’m interested in a hybrid bike for a small female (5ft 7, 140lbs, 49 years old) I’m a little unfit and usually struggle with my 15.6 kg bike uphills - I would like to make this a little easier if possible.
I’m currently looking at 2 bikes:
Trek dual sport 2 (small)
and
Liv Rove 3 (small)
i really like the liv as it’s designed for women and is approx 1kg lighter than the trek however it only has 16 gears with a crankset of 30/46
whereas the trek has 24 gears and a crankset of 28/38/48
I’m getting a bit confused about how much difference this would make especially to hills. Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance.