Originally Posted by wobblyoldgeezer

And it wasn't a very big hill, maybe 1/2 a mile at 15% or so

I used to be able to 'honk' it without even going to the smaller ring on a 50/34

But then I had a little tumble and now I don't have the leg strength yet, even though it's coming back - and I really didn't want to risk 'stalling' and taking a fall while I still have all the pins and screws in my wonky leg

The only mitigation is that it was about kms 65 into a ride and 43 degrees C.

Can I still play here, or should I pick up my towel of shame and leave?