Originally Posted by
yaganon
legit bikers
Near as I can tell, if you're on a bike you haven't stolen, you're a legit rider, whether you stand to climb or not, and whether you're 4-years-old or 84.
Now, did you mean to compare ordinary folk with professional racers?
Please bear in mind that professional riders ride for hours and hours and hours every single day for years to get into--and stay in--the kind of condition that lets them push the big gears uphill for an hour or two at a pop.
The rest of us have day jobs.