LRER bicycle (Ben Linzmeier's)

Ben Linzmeier rode his bike down here to Sparta from the Twin Cities (3 day ride), camping along the way.  I initially thought it was a 12-speed, because I didn't see his climbing gear, but it is and 18-speed.  I rode it on my 10-mile course just to test it out.  Seat was high, so I was really extended, but it is a nice cruiser.  It climbed the big hill in 234 reps, not as low-strung as my Univega, but it was quite do-able.  So it compares to other bikes that I have measured on the hill as follows:
     Univega                                                         275 reps
     Ben Linzmeier's LRER                                 234 reps
     Raleigh 410                                                   168 reps