Thanks. My commute ends with a 3/4 mile stretch where I'm grinding up a pretty steep hill with a 48/16 FW gear. I may change my inner ring to a 42t and give it a shot on Memorial Day weekend.
Do you change up your bike before you ride up? Change out your wheels, remove racks and fenders or lighten up the bike in any way? On May 9, 5:42 pm, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > AD, yeah, i went all the way up to the peak--i only ever ride diablo > about once a year, so when i do, I like to go all the way. Although I > did walk the steep bit in the last hundred meters or so up to the > parking lot. In general, yeah, what Jim says--stay calm, get > comfortable pushing the cranks over at lower RPMs. Don't be afraid to > stop and catch your breath for a few seconds, or use your "24 inch > gear" (get it?). > > On May 9, 10:11 am, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > on 5/8/11 10:37 PM, A D at deguzman.al...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > Do you ride up to the peak in the 42-19 gear? I live a couple of > > > miles from base of Mt Diablo on the Danville side but was always > > > afraid to ride up on my low 44-19. > > > If the 44x19 is fixed, that's a pretty good gear for it. ~62 inches? I've > > done it both on the fixed setup (always better for climbing) and stock > > coastable gearing of 40x18 (~60 inches). > > > The last pitch up to the top is a killer for high gearing. But most of it > > isn't "steep" steep. You just have to keep calm and stay methodical and > > optimistic. Rest when you need to. > > > Oh, and keep in mind that Jeremy is kind of a monster... ;^) > > > - J > > > -- > > Jim Edgar > > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > > The Gallery needs your photos! Send 'em in - Here's > > how:http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines > > > "I carried my bike inside the front door, a privilege earned by steady > > patronage." > > -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" -- 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.
