Hey, great work! Sounds like you've got it

I too have one uphill trail that i'd like to do well on.

I think i might have partially solved an uphill issue...I use my roadie as a mtb training tool and always stay in the saddle uphill. I only had a double and was just getting really frustrated with not being able to spin esp on any steep hills in the city. Anywho, i made the call to my lovely bike shop boys & they put a compact double on my roadie this week. Tried it today & was able to get up a really steep hill that I would normally have to walk because of the grade.

I think part of my hill climbing issues off road may have been solved with the new roadie crank...Story to be continued