Need more granny gears? Help a newbie please :-)

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Fresh pads need to be bedded in: braking sharply on the steepest hill to generate heat.

Brakes do need bedding in, the act of braking sharply on a steep hill is not the way to do it, get the bike up to speed and brake reasonably hard, but don't come to a stop, do this 10 to 12 times and it's job jobbed