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Old 06-11-12 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by chasm54
Either you are phenomenally strong or your idea of a "decent hill" is radically different to mine. I too have a FG, which at 42/16 is similarly geared to yours. Stick me on a 10% gradient that is more than a couple of hundred meters long and I am really struggling.
I didn't say I don't struggle, but yeah... I can get up them.
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Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
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