Help - Triple vs. Compact & loads of hills

[Triskeliongirl]

This is just the kind of explanation I needed to see! So...looks to me like I'd be walking up hills with the new bike.

It seems reasonable to buy the bike anyway and then switch out the gears. But I think I'll look at some other bikes instead of buying the Felt just because it's such a good price. The price might not look so great after I figure in the modifications.

notice I corrected a typo, your current lowest is actually 30.3 so yes this is geared a lot higher than your current bike. But don't discount moving to a mountain rear casette/derailleur as it can get you even lower than your current set up.