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@yoav
I’m also in my late 50’s and like others I remember the days of 52/42 chainsets and 13-21 blocks but nowadays, I appreciate the low gearing of modern bikes - my lightweight carbon bike has a 50/34 compact chainset and 11-34 cassette giving a bottom gear of 27 inches.