Hey guys, So I recently purchased an 0ld Bridgstone RB-2 (1988) Road Bike to use for commuting and will probably use it for 94.7 and any other road races I feel like doing, My other bike is a Giant Anthem that I used to commute with but now only use it to MTB on weekends and I regularly enter MTB races. Problem is, I'm struggling to climb on the Bridgstone, my commute to work is just abut 10km's, and quite a bit of climbing, I find I'm getting to the lowest gear quite quickly, especially on the really steep ones. I'm trying to push myself to ride in harder gears on the not too steep climbs to hopefully build my strength, but I'm worried about the 94.7 and how I'm going climb those last hills at the end after already doing 80km's. Also, I found that I'm finding it hard to beat my Strava efforts up hills on the Bridgstone that I've got on my Anthem. I initially though it was a no brainer that I would be quicker on the road bike than on my MTB, but I keep getting better times on the MTB up the same hills. The ratios on the Brigdestone are 52/42 in the front and the cassette is a 6 Speed 13/26. I'm not much of a roadie so I would appreciate some advice on what I could do on a limited budget (awaiting arrival on second child) on how I could make the Bridgestone easier to ride.
