Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
Too funny...

in my young days my training rear wheel had a 13-21, my race bike had a 13-18 and my small chainring was a 42, and climbing hills was so much fun I used to go back to the bottom and climb it again, sometimes twice, instead of waiting at the top for the rest of my training buddies...

now I'm old and feeble and my bottom gear is a 30x25 and hills just kick my *ss.

Anyway, great job on your breakthrough. I do love hills. Really, I miss them all winter. But they kick my *ss.
You rock! I had a 42-52 on the front and I hated every minute of every hill I climbed on that sucker I think! Now my lowest is a 39-27 and I can get up all my old nemeses!

I think I'm doing the opposite of you - I was a feeble young person and I'm getting better as I get older! How long can that last I wonder? Make hay while the sun shines I figure!


PS: I might be liking them better but I don't think I'll EVER miss hills!