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05-06-12 | 05:55 PM

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Pedaled too far.

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From: La Petite Roche

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Originally Posted by PatrickGSR94

I just tried taking part of the would-be commute route I would take on my bike to work. I didn't even make it half way before turning back home. Oh man the hills are horrendous in my area. I had it down in the granny gear barely going 4-5 mph up some of those things, and ended up stopping quite a few times along the way.

Sounds like you need to do a little conditioning then. You can make it.

West Little Rock can be pretty hilly. I had one 20% grade on my last commute and lots of other hills.

Have you looked for other routes?

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