Originally Posted by
MinnMan
15+% hills, huh? Aren't there some routes in your area with 7-10% grades? Those would be quite challenging but maybe not kill your legs quite so.
True, but I've been doing those on a fixed gear, 46x17. Not really long grades though...more intermittent stuff. I'm not saying I'm any sort of Lance, but it's the 10%+ grades that have my attention right now; a great workout and simply no hiding.