[John Rogers]

Back in the 70s and 80s when I was bike racing I faced the same problem and mine was made worse as I had lots of sprinting power but could not climb a driveway! So I finally ended up with two bikes, one a stiff Bill Holland steel frame, geared very high for flat races such as criteriums and another which was a Vitus aluminum frame geared very low for the few road races I did such as the Willow Springs road race or the CA state championships which seemed to always be in Griffiths Park in LA to the telescope and back down! Never did worth a damm on the climbs but did win a few sprints!