Bike ride to Morong and Quarry Road

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Nagquarry road ride after going to Km 47 in Morong.  Then rode to DOMSA via Quarry road.     

On the way to Morong, tried to race mga nakasabay:   isa sa from Cardona to Morong, 2 at Namay.   Also overtook one elderly MTB rider in Pag asa.  On the way back, overtook a similarly aged MTB rider at Diversion in Cardona, then another one going up LLDA at boundary of Binangonan and Cardona

Now all my legs and thighs ache after the racing and hill climbs

Rode up Quarry Road counter clockwise; now found it hard to ride up.

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In order to burn the 3 bottles of beer I drunk last night in class reunion, I decided to ride up Quarry Road.  The last ride I had via this route was about two months ago.

I found it hard  to ride up and had to stop 3x which was unusual for me.  I was able to ride up continuously before.  The hills looked steep.  Still a lot of garbage dumped

There were no other bikers except me and Pablo.  Pablo was doing repeats and he was on his 7th when I saw him.  

Wemt down via Domsa by about 9:15 and there were no other bikers.

Riding for strength pedalling at 50 t chainring all through out at RB, and 42 at MTB

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4.16.2021.

Yesterday, I rode up to Morong using only 50t chainring.  Its same chainring on flats and hills.  For the hills it was 50 x  30     Today at quarry road, I road up hill using 42 x 32.   My legs and thights now ache.

At the steepest part, I downshifted to 32.    (No choice, otherwise the bike stops moving and fall)

I understand that is the rationale for the one by.   To use only one chain ring through out the shifting range.  

What do you choose at number of teeth for the crank:  30, 32, 32, 34, 36, or 38.?

I would choose 34.   That would be the ideal gear for a RB and MTB especially for senior. 

Converting to a one by MTB 

One by 9 speed is better?