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@melon
you soft city lads, this is all well, but are there really any proper hills or climbs in london?!
i used to ride a harder gear, but have moved to a more spinny gear.
ive recently come down from 52x17 to 52x20. at first i found it really awkward and my chest would burn up well before my legs (previously other way round), but after a couple of weeks ive got used to it. im now boosting about much more comfortably than before, and cresting hills is much easier. when i was on 82gi i really had to wrestle the bike over crests and was absolutly shagged afterwoods.