Best amount of Gears for Road bike..

[Boon 51]

So what range of gear would favour hills better then?

 

[Rob3rt]

Depends if you are a mountain goat or a rock!

 

[Boon 51]

Sorry I should of said but it will be tarmac only...

 

[Rob3rt]

To make the meaning of my post clear, the range of gears best suited to riding hills will depends on your ability and the severity of the hills.

 

[DRHysted]

Personally for where I live and the current power output I can maintain. I would look either a triple with 11-26 rear, or a compact double with 11-28 rear. If I had a race double I'd probably need an 11-32 rear.

This really is personal depending on what you can do, and what type of hills you have.

 

[fossyant]

One, and make it Fixed !

 

[PpPete]

So what range of gear would favour hills better then?

Sorry I should of said but it will be tarmac only...

27 (triple 9)
components are relatively cheap & robust
MTB components mostly compatible with road
can get a huge range without monster gaps
+ if you are a complete nerd (like me) the possibility of going "Shimergo" with the Hubbub cable routing.

or a fixed.

And yes I have both .... and a 30 speed "best bike"

 

[Boon 51]

Personally for where I live and the current power output I can maintain. I would look either a triple with 11-26 rear, or a compact double with 11-28 rear. If I had a race double I'd probably need an 11-32 rear.

This really is personal depending on what you can do, and what type of hills you have.

Its deffo big hills for me as I live on a mountain ...