Originally Posted by
hhnngg1
Once you're over 8%, every hill is a pretty decent effort. Fortunately, most hills don't last too long at that incline. But I find that even at 5%, I have to put up a reasonable effort to stay moving - if I take it truly easy, I'll be going nearly nowhere.
This is Bike Forums. Any hill with an average grade < 20% can be tackled by any rider (except the embarrassingly weak) with a standard double and an 11-21.