Yen,

I don't understand how a garmen could make you climb hills better. By your latest account, you are already a fine climber (and we have witnesses). Some of the gps devices will tell you the % grade. But then again, you probably have already realized that the hill is #($&@@* steep!

For most rides, I only need to do them once or twice to have them in my memory bank anyway. Most people do not seem to be like that.

A friend of mine who races said that she can not understand power meters. She said that if you are off the back, you aren't going hard enough!

But hey, if you like it, get it. It is always fun to have a new gizmo to try. I guess it would have some cool stuff like cumulative feet climbed, steepest grade, a hill profile and other goodies in it.

Pat