Having not lived in wales for 8 or 9 years and not ridden off road properly in wales for about 27 years I think I need reminding how steep welsh hills are!
are the rockiest of ascents rideable on a fat bike with low pressure in tyres and a suitable gearing or am I wasting my time sorting my gearing for steepest bits and just push bike to conserve energy? currently running a 11-36 cassette and 34t chainring on 1x10 setup and was contemplating shoving a 30t up front for hills but doubt that would help that much? I doubt it. any thoughts and refreshers for my memory as to the steepness of the hills.
remind me how steep welsh hills are
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- Mr Arbuckle
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Re: remind me how steep welsh hills are
With a trad 3x9 gearing of 22x36 when I was younger and stronger there was stuff I'd not ride up.
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Re: remind me how steep welsh hills are
I thought fat bikes could go anywhere
Depends where you're going, but generally its not the gradient its more the duration.
Depends where you're going, but generally its not the gradient its more the duration.
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Re: remind me how steep welsh hills are
My Stooge has a 32t combined with a 42t cassette. There's not much it won't get up but on the technical climbs a lot of that's technique and practice ... but obviously, you're hindering yourself with a fat bike, so.
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Re: remind me how steep welsh hills are
'plans to take bags off SS later tonight and be realistic/sensible'
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Re: remind me how steep welsh hills are
I've looked at the maps and it's quite orange in places due the contour lines, I'm going to treat them like Mrs D and go at an oblique angle hoping to catch them out
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