Originally Posted by
bigbossman
Meaningless platitude. We don't know what kind of motor he has.
What kind of terrain is that 40km? "somewhat hilly" means different things to different folks. 40km is just short of 25 miles, so all things being equal you're not going to lose much time in there no matter what bike you're riding.... unless half of the distance is a 10% grade climb and you have a lackluster motor.
Looks like it's more rolling than anything else, say 50 ft/mile average gain over a couple of miles. Probably nothing more than 5 percent for a few hundred yards, then a little down, and then another little climb. Climb wise, it looks like less than what I have in my area. Last year's route:
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/54907156/ Certainly not a Burkhalter Gap Road:
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/32951358/