-- your heart stops sinking every time you see another hill in the distance - YES
-- your stomach stops going into knots as you approach the hill - YES
-- your legs stop turning to jello a short distance up the climb - YES
-- your lungs stop feeling like they are going to climb out of your body and die in the ditch - DEPENDS HOW FAST YOU'RE CLIMBING
-- your heart stops beating so fast and hard that the entire left side of your chest aches - NO
-- your body stops being in pain? - YES...ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES THAT OCCURS HOURS AFTER THE RIDE DOES!