I believe I am as I live in the foothills of Mt. Rainier.......I think if I only had a 40-50 pound load I would be fine with my present gearing. When I say "touring load" I mean around my middle.......due to age, sedentary life, too many carbs, bad sleep habits, too much stress. Not giving up though.
On Jan 15, 1:54 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Sat, 2011-01-15 at 16:48 -0500, Ken Freeman wrote: > > Are any of you regularly dealing with 12% grades? How is it? > > 12% is fine with a 24x30, 700x32 wheel for me. Not with a touring load, > of course. I no longer tour with 40-50 lb in panniers, but I did back > in the 1990s with an 18" low on terrain that steep. However, that was > the only time I used the 18". -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
