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@bashthebox
39/20 would kill you I think; there would be so much pushing. I'm relatively strongish, and at times would have liked something more spinny than my spinniest 36/32. It's not just the steepness, it's the steepness combined with rutted tracks, loose flint and gravel, and slimy chalk. You'll lose momentum and not be able to get going again.