On Wed, 2010-04-21 at 16:11 -0700, happyriding wrote: > Good point about constantly needing the in between gears. The problem > is I don't know where that is for a touring bike. I only have a road > bike, which is set up with a 53x39 and 13-29, which works well for me > in all types of terrain.
So try loading up your road bike with 20 lb of rocks in a bag and see how that affects your overall gearing. I'd guess you'll need a gear probably 2 shifts lower for any given incline over what you'd need unloaded. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
