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I'm tempted to do this as I haven't done any touring in a couple of years (and even then it was just a couple of return rides to Chambly from Montreal - 70kmish). And the Brighton ride sounds too hilly for my weak-ass. Sooooo. What kind of gear ratio did people use when they did this last year/are going to use this year? I'm 48x16 right now - thinking of changing to a 17 or 18 for this ride (74" or 70", rather than 79ish"). Someone mentioned the elevation was "pancake", but I'm not sure if that means easy or there is none (as in, the terrain is like a pancake). If it's really flat I'm not sure it's worth changing.