Message #9949

[jbotti]

They seemed that way when I first moved here 17 years ago. Now I am on Mt tam 3-5 days a week for a 2-3 hour ride each time. I certainly still respect the hills but I now enjoy them thoroughly. If you attack too hard on long hills, the hill tends to attack back!! If you respect the hill the whole way, the hill will alow you to ride gracefully and joyously to the top!!

Of course having the right gearing helps a ton as well. A compact chain ring is a necessity out here and some even go to a triple. Being able to spin some makes all the difference.