Help! I need a new bike!

[HungLikeJesus]

Originally Posted by grant

I looked into doing that. The shops I talked to said that the only lower gearing they could do would add two teeth, and that I wouldn't notice it much, if at all. Maybe the difference would be more pronounced if you aren't hauling 50-100lbs of extra shit with you.

But I need all that stuff (particularly the fig bars, rain jacket, spare tube, extra spokes, blowup doll, multi tool, extra water, maps, pump, headlight, tail light and Ramen noodles).

I was thinking of a smaller front chain ring. Some of the hills around here are so steep that I have to lean way forward just to keep the front wheel on the ground.