On Sun, 2012-09-23 at 21:31 -0700, lungimsam wrote: > So you all are going at walking pace on hills with your bikes > loaded to tour? > > Since I really don't ride with anyone, I don't know what is to be > expected on climbs, speedwise.
Walking pace? Hardly. Walking pace is around 3 mph on flat ground. Pushing a loaded touring bike up hill, especially in cycling shoes, you'd be lucky to maintain 2 mph, especially given the way pedals like to bite your legs. According to Sheldon's gear calculator, at 60 rpm in a 24 front x 30 rear, around a 21.6" gear, you'd be doing 3.9 mph. And that is for a super-steep, very long hill where you'd actually be in such a low gear. Most hill climbing, even with a touring load, doesn't require a gear that low. In a more frequently used 32" gear you'd be doing around 6 mph at 60 rpm. -- 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-bunch@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.
