jimboalee said:
Here's the route I rode the day before the TdF in '98.
I was on my old 22.5lb Pug with a 38 x 23 lowest. I had to use it 'cus a group of lads from Essex who I rode with were totally shagged and I wasn't going to leave them.
So you've go plenty of hills.
Wish I could get to some hills like that in half an hour. Birmingham and the West Midlands are as flat as a pancake.
That's my back yard! -I've been lazy over christmas but generally I'm up and down those hills three times a week, on a compact. And perfectly manageable (once I'm fit). I just like the idea of the triple and I think I'm gonna give it a shot. - It's not like I need 10 gears that are lower than my compact first gear, but two or three would be great. - I can still choose to climb in the equivalent of my current first gear, but I'll have the option on shorter sharper sections to climb at a higher cadence.