Quote Originally Posted by molehill View Post
I'm looking forward to buying my road ��, was meant to happen but assorted lockdowns prevented travel to go and look at bikes, plus there seems to be shortage of stock all around. So with winter here it will have to wait for springtime.
But as I peddle my 111/2kg of gravel bike up rough gravel forest tracks, I do long for a nice easy spin eating up the road miles and finding a cafe half way around ☕
My previous road bike had a 32 at the back and I could get up anything but the lowest gear on the Bianchi is 34/29 so 10% higher. I did notice the lack of a "crisis" gear when I bought it.

My ADV is 32/32 but is 24 lb rather than the 19 lb of the Bianchi. That feels a lot heavier but relative to my body weight - not that significant compared to the 15% lower, lowest gear of the ADV.

So which is easier to ride up hills? The heavier ADV!

I had a brief word with a young man on a MTB today. I think he said the dinner plate on the rear was a 50 and his single ring on the front was a 26. He said it was good for getting up hills!

I just wondered how he kept it moving forward