Originally Posted by
cathom03
This is encouraging, thanks. Should I be trying to maintain a certain pedal RPM going up and down hills?
If you can find a gear that lets you spin at 90-100 up a hill, do that for sure.
Don't worry if you have to get out of the saddle or mash it at a low cadence though. You'll get stronger as you ride more and able to spin up stuff that brought you to a halt before...