Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Minneapolis
Bikes: 2022 Salsa Beargrease Carbon Deore 11, 2020 Salsa Warbird GRX 600, 2020 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX disc 9.0 Di2, 2020 Catrike Eola, 2016 Masi cxgr, 2011, Felt F3 Ltd, 2010 Trek 2.1, 2009 KHS Flite 220
It doesn't matter what strategy you take, except that you have to keep climbing them. Some of us used to be intimidated by freeway overpasses and now are climbing thousands of feet in a ride.
To make hill climbing easier, you have to climb a lot of hills. Keep at it, it will get better.