Originally Posted by kookaburra1701

At first I thought the "NL" meant Netherlands, and I was going to tease you mercilessly for thinking the terrain was hilly. (Yes, yes, I know there are a few areas with hills there.)

For the one really steep, really LONG hill I have to get over to get to the college where I take my classes, I leave my bicycle at the bus station at the base and take the bus over. For my have-fun go-fast stuff, I've noticed a marked improvement in my hill-climbing ability since I've started lifting weights, specifically squats, deadlifts, step ups, lunges, and Bulgarian split-squats.

Oh, and my rule is that as soon as I drop below 4 mph, I get off and walk because I can walk 4.5 mph up a hill.