On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 12:52 +0200, Juhani Laitela wrote: > > Did you mean that for the steeper hills, before it gets steep I should > figure out a gear that I can maintain the whole hill? So I actually > wouldn't shift at all when riding uphill? >
That is a terrible policy. Shifting on a hill isn't that difficult, and you should learn how to do it. You don't say what sort of equipment you're using, but we managed it back in 1972 with truly crappy equipment. Back then there wasn't a rear derailleur in the world that could hold a candle to your XT. The best of the lot was worse than even the cheapest derailleur you can buy today, and the stiff chains and square cut sprockets positively resisted derailing the chain - and yet we managed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
