Whats Set Up?

Ballboy

Hi,

I have just bought a Scott Addict R3 20 speed 2009. Quite a bike for me, a beginner. It is fantastic but I am struggling on steep hills!

I am flying on the flat and obviously downhills but as soon as I hit an incline my average speed drops like a stone and I feel like I am towing a bale of hay!

It is set up with chainring 53/39 and cassette 12-25

Is there anyone that can advise me of a more beginner/intermediate set up?

Any advice would be gratefully appreciated.

many thanks,

ballboy

softlad

is it possible that you might simply need to get a bit fitter..?? You can't expect to maintain the same speed on hills that you do on the flat...

jim453

Agreed.

That's a pretty sick bike. You'll certainly look the part and you're halfway there.

Unfortunately there's no set up that can bypass a few good honest trips to the pain cave.

Stick with it. More hills not less is the only answer.

Ballboy

That is certainly a good possibility!

Averaging 25k/hr on 40k route with top speed at 53k down agood hill so I am quite happy with that but hills are a killer with avg dropping to 12k/hr! - need to get fitter, perhaps I was mistakenly blaming the equipment :shock:

Ballboy

Thanks Jim - still keeping bike in house, not ready to leave in garage yet!

Hills are the answer

Stone Glider

You seem to be doing pretty well but if hills are the problem then a "compact" chainring 50/34 might be an answer. Not a nuclear option costwise, it depends how hilly your location.