Took the ol Cross Check out for an extremely hilly 7-day tour. Will probably install Jones Bars and maybe go for a Turkey Vulture gearing at some point this summer, but:
I was able to get some second hand Jones bars which made them nearly affordable. No regrets as they are awesome. Didn't realise how much fun and how comfy they'd be.
It's an Apex group and I think it goes up to 42 in back. It handled long, pretty steep road hills well, but I'd like to be able to take this on some more gravel/singletrack stuff, and for that I'm thinking I'd like to be able to gear down even further.
Took the ol Cross Check out for an extremely hilly 7-day tour. Will probably install Jones Bars and maybe go for a Turkey Vulture gearing at some point this summer, but: