Surly gearing question

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The gearing depends a great deal on what's up front.

My only real issue with the CC is the gearing: there are a gazillion hills along my 42 mile (round trip, but doesn't it sound impressive that way?) commute. I have hills along the routes to all my favorite grocery stores.

The gearing the CC came with was not low enough for me and the way I use the bike, so I added a 3rd front ring.

The LHT already has that 3rd front ring, and already has a juicy low gear cassette.

If you are planning to do mountain roads with full loads, you'll probably rather have the LHT gearing, or modify the CC gearing to get the lower gears.

(also, the 42cm LHT has the 26 inch wheels, which can be nice for smaller sized bikes to avoid toe overlap.)

Check out Sheldon Brown's site (RIP). He's got lots of good info, and it is all explained well: www.sheldonbrown.com