tbh I did all my riding around Bath last year on 53/39 and a 12-25. Didn't feel like my climbing suffered much. I'm also lighter now than I was then.
Those climbs - whilst plentiful - are short.
I remember visiting Robin Mather on my fixed wheel bike. Gay Lane was pretty taxing, quite a few inhospitable climbs round there.
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tbh I did all my riding around Bath last year on 53/39 and a 12-25. Didn't feel like my climbing suffered much. I'm also lighter now than I was then.