You struggled on the hills with gears? But dont without?
Correct. I'd never ridden a geared bike until a few days before that ride and working out how to best use different gears in different scenarios took some getting used to. And FWIW, I prefer fixed climbing to geared climbing.
Correct. I'd never ridden a geared bike until a few days before that ride and working out how to best use different gears in different scenarios took some getting used to. And FWIW, I prefer fixed climbing to geared climbing.