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I will need your input (based on your experience) on how you deal with the a long lasting 10% -15% grade. Is it normal to just get off the bike, maybe try walking a bit.
Ride with a flip flop hubs if it's a long lasting 10-15% grade.
I had 48/20 as a touring gear, a touch spinny but work great, I also had a 22t cog on the other side in case, but had never resort to walking.
Shamefully, in the entire 3,000km to Casablanca from London, the only time I have walked is in Guildford!
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Hey all,
thank you for the replies. The @willsduk 's story really made me laugh but... he has a point :-) (brakeless??? amazing!)
Indeed the post of @mjw1988 has a lot of info.
However, I will need your input (based on your experience) on how you deal with the a long lasting 10% -15% grade. Is it normal to just get off the bike, maybe try walking a bit (text someone along the way and send her a nice picture of the mountains, right @edscoble ? - kidding of course) till the steep part ends?
I am planning to do a week's cycling in Greece this year. Maybe try a few of Greek Islands. Even though the coastal route in most of the places around the world is more or less flat, a steep part cannot always be avoided.