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Old 07-09-2013, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by wendyquat View Post
I'm also thinking of getting a bicycle for exercise since foot problems prohibit long walks. How many gears are necessary to go up the tunnel ramps? I've never ridden anything but one speed bikes but I wonder about the difficulty of the ramps? Thanks
I'm not sure how many are "necessary", but my wife and I have 27 speed hybrid bikes. The lowest gears make easy work of the ramps. Going up the ramps on a single speed bike for a casual rider would be a bit of a challenge.