Originally Posted by Sincitycycler
...I'm 6'2" 202 lb novice and I ride out to Red Rock Canyon the 12.4 mile climb on about a 3% -5% hill and I average about 10.6 mph. I try to start NLT than 7:30 am but it's already 85 degrees out here in this friggin desert.
My main question to you larger guys is what is your moderate hill climbing speed? I feel like a sled going up -I am!
Thanks, Sincity
P.S. When I go back down the rolling hills, I blow by alot of people at 30 mph+ for the same 12.4 miles , especially the little guys that pass me going up canyon
. At least us big lugs get some kind of reward for dragging all that weight up the "alps"!
I'm 6'2" 265, so I guess I quality as a "larger guy".
Actually, I qualify as a fata$$ right now too, but anyway....when I'm climbing tough hills like that I can usually maintain between 8 and 11 mph. It really depends on the grade and how hard I'm working. I'm not very good at judging the % of the grade. But I'm also rather inexperienced, but I couldn't resist posting to a topic for us BIG GUYS!!
