[BVC-CHAT] [BVC-INFO] [Riders] Tour das Hugel

[Frank Irwin]

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Wolfgang Bangerth
<bangerth at math.tamu.edu> wrote:
>
>> You'll want at least a 28 in the back if you have 53-39 chain ring.
>
> I've ridden many of the hills with a 27 when I was in worse shape than I'm
> now, but it's not fun. I figure it's probably not going to be fun with a 28
> either, though. Someone got a 35? 42? 58? for the rear?

I've ridden many of the hills with a 23, but not back to back to back
to back to ....

A friend of mine (RIP) put his mountain bike rear derailleur and cogset
on his road bike.

I use a 29.

Frank