> Hi Liya,
> As we were talking on that day, you might just try out getting a 5
> speed gear (1X5) first.
> This would be enough for the kind of ride we did last Saturday and
> also for slightly longer rides in and around Bangalore.
> If you want to climb Nandi and the kinds then you will need more
> ratios.
> Well, I will suggest that you get the basic 5 speeds and burn some
> rubber and calories. Once you gain some stamina and fitness then just
> upgrade to a better bike.
> Any decent bike comes with enough gears these days.
> Happy biking.
> Pankaj
> On Oct 26, 4:01 pm, Georgian_3260 <liyaquath3...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello Everybody,
> > I participated in the 350 meet on climate change last Saturday, that was
> my
> > first cycling after my school days (nearly 15 yrs).
> > It wasn’t an easy ride, I couldn’t have made it without Pankaj’s support
> all
> > along.
> > I enquired a few places about adding gear to my cycle and most of them
> said
> > 5 gears on back wheel is the most common one.
> > Now I’m looking to know ke how many gears and which pattern is best to
> make
> > uphill climb easy.
> > Of all gears I’m looking for the one that makes uphill the most easiest
> as
> > being new to cycling and being on the heavy side of weight scale I tend
> to
> > get tired very easy on gear-less cycle and this may result in losing
> > confidence on cycling long distances.
> > Please let me know the places I can get it added.
> > Regards
> > Liya
> > Double nine 801 double seven 6 double eight