I moved to CO several years ago and hung up the road bike for a mountain bike. I am now interested in getting back on the road bike but it is set up for flat land riding, aero bar shifters, etc. I have tried riding the hills in that position but not a good idea. I would also like suggestions on gearing for riding hills. Most of my riding will be up in the mountains where I live. I am not very powerful on hills as I was a flat-lander before moving. I travel down to Denver and Boulder quite often and was wanting a recommendation of a reliable bike shop to change out the shifters, bars, etc. All the shops in my area (ski town) cater to mountain bikes. Thanks much!
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Hello,
I moved to CO several years ago and hung up the road bike for a mountain bike. I am now interested in getting back on the road bike but it is set
up
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for flat land riding, aero bar shifters, etc. I have tried riding the
hills
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in that position but not a good idea. I would also like suggestions on gearing for riding hills. Most of my riding will be up in the mountains where I live. I am not very powerful on hills as I was a flat-lander
before
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moving. I travel down to Denver and Boulder quite often and was wanting a recommendation of a reliable bike shop to change out the shifters, bars, etc. All the shops in my area (ski town) cater to mountain bikes. Thanks much!
IMO for training, you need a wide range of gears. If you're really new to hills, You might even want a triple chainring on your training bike. If you have the standard setup on the front chainring (something like 53/39), get as big an easy gear as you can in the back. I'd never ride with anything less than a 25 tooth easy gear available. If your deraileur supports larger, go with a 28. If you're out on a long ride and you don't have an easy enough gear to fall back on if you bonk, you'll toast your legs.
