Some advice needed!

Hi All
I move to theSouth of France in 2 months, i want to take my beloved fixie with me, but am unsure as to the gearing i will need.I will be living near Marseilles, so slight hills! Any gear advice?

Cheers
Myles

I live in San Francisco - which has a couple of small, gentle hills - and most people (myself included) swear by 46x17.

what is the wind like in san fran?

like an invisible pushy-pushy thing

i only ask because the tour has serious issues with stages finishing in marseilles because of the mistral winds that occur in the area!

The wind has, on occasion, pushed me about two yards backwards as I stood up to start pedalling away from a stoplight. It has also made pedalling down a pretty steep hill difficult.

It's the same with any coastal town, but I suppose amplified slightly by the fact that we are the first port of call for any wind blowing in from the Pacific Ocean.

ok,cheers Turpe

aah the mistral

yeah, fuck that, just don't ride when that sucker comes to town.

or get 42x18 and pray

Isn't the city itself pretty flat? Outside of it though, things are a little bit hillier. Like the arse end of the Alps.

rpm...........yes the mistral!!!

Richard,i will be living on the coast @30 miles out of the cess pit, sorry city.so slightup and downs, and with dodgy roast beef knees!

but will give Turpes advice a trial run in London first

mdizzle but will give Turpes advice a trial run in London first
Good call. I don't really like to give advice on matters that come down so much to personal preference, like gear ratios, saddles, bars etc. etc. - I can only tell you what works for me.

Marseille itself is undergoing a serious regeneration right now, so you might be pleasantly surprised by how un-cesspool-esque it's becoming.

re-generation?like total demolition?thebest thing there were the skatepark and bi-bi's trails!!!!...............oh and the graffiti, and this was in October!!!!

Well, if you didn't get robbed whilst you were there, then it's better than it was five years ago.