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The old Raleigh just has 12 gears - although I did fit a new mech that had a low ratio on it a couple of years back. I'll be interested to find out how the new bike compares and whether the addition of the extra lower set of gears proves an advantage or not (it might take some of the effort away but that might not necessarily be a good thing from a fitness point of view). Purdy could be a good name for the new bike BTW....
Haven't had a chain go on me yet (maybe I shouldn't risk saying that), but then I seldom go off-road (usually suffer punctures within minutes if/when I do!) - worst we had was on one of our France sorties a few years back - we were forced to negotiate a flooded village (no way around it) through 3 foot of water for about 50 yards - it rained most of the trip as well. Somehow the old Raleigh survived unscathed, but my pal's crank seized and he just about managed to limp (creak) into Calais (being a weekend there was no pace we could find to make a repair).
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Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears
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