Recommended lowest gear for 10 - 11 % climb ?

springtide9

LOL... what have I started. All very funny!

rolf_f

springtide9 wrote:

LOL... what have I started. All very funny!

You mean you don't believe it all? Pfft, no telling some people. BTW, did you know that I normally cycle up the North Face of the Eiger on 34-15 but I was feeling off today so used 34-25. And I got told to MTFU - people are so rude :shock:

arthur_scrimshaw

PhilofCas wrote:

As I approached a 10% gradient (having just knocked a 40% one into submission) both wheels fell off, I coasted up the hill (I had it in 58/10 by the way, not that it mattered), sparks were flying off the front forks, I crested the brow of the hill and gently came to a halt thereafter, I walked back for my wheels, secured them back in and continued the rest of my journey, bosh.

I would write a strongly worded complaint to Wiggle.

PhilofCas

Arthur Scrimshaw wrote:

PhilofCas wrote:

As I approached a 10% gradient (having just knocked a 40% one into submission) both wheels fell off, I coasted up the hill (I had it in 58/10 by the way, not that it mattered), sparks were flying off the front forks, I crested the brow of the hill and gently came to a halt thereafter, I walked back for my wheels, secured them back in and continued the rest of my journey, bosh.

I would write a strongly worded complaint to Wiggle.

I did, they told me to fook off and stop being a tit

andysol

P_Tucker wrote:

PhilofCas wrote:

Poof. I was doing some sprints this morning, and on every pedal stroke at the 3 o'clock position a new universe was formed, such was the power exerted.

Luckily I had washed my bike just before the ride, thus the frame was able to withstand this. Obv I gave it a once over after the first 5 sprints, just to make sure.

Class...

I accelerated up a 20% incline with so much power i altered the rotational direction of the earth and it now runs counterclockwise.

Andy