Quote Originally Posted by debdownunder View Post
i am an older rider (54) and have a felt 35 racing bike. i am having a bit of trouble keeping up on hills....any hill, i seem to fall behind the group.
all the girls seem to have compact cranks, apart from myself. a friend who is a top triathlete says a compact crank would help me, but the local bloke from the bike shop says it wouldnt make much difference.
dont know what to think....we generally ride about about 150k+ per week, covering a range of hilly, undulating and flat terrain.
I'm assuming you have a double now -- what about trying a triple? A lot of people use them around here.