B-B-BikeyStrike!
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- Location
- South East of London
Hi,
My brief road cycling career took a bit of a hit today as I cycled round Richmond park. I've never had that many problem with the hills on my BadBoy, but on my Boardman I found that I run out of gears.
I tend to spin my pedals rather then push, especially up hills. The 53/39 - 12-25 gearing is a bit challenging.
Would changing the rear cassette to a 12-27 help matters much? Should i spend money i don't have on a new compact crankset? Or should i just train for the hills? Its not the big steep ones that are a problem. Its the long, slow gradients that really kill me. Maybe its the Xmas time has made me out of shape.
Bearing in mind I'm going to do the Etape Caledonia this year, I really need to be able to do hills! Ta.
My brief road cycling career took a bit of a hit today as I cycled round Richmond park. I've never had that many problem with the hills on my BadBoy, but on my Boardman I found that I run out of gears.
I tend to spin my pedals rather then push, especially up hills. The 53/39 - 12-25 gearing is a bit challenging.
Would changing the rear cassette to a 12-27 help matters much? Should i spend money i don't have on a new compact crankset? Or should i just train for the hills? Its not the big steep ones that are a problem. Its the long, slow gradients that really kill me. Maybe its the Xmas time has made me out of shape.
Bearing in mind I'm going to do the Etape Caledonia this year, I really need to be able to do hills! Ta.