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.
Agreed. I do a lot of hill climbing. If the hill is not very long, I can climb some very steep grades but if we are talking about a 2 or 3 mile hill, then even a gradual climb kicks my butt.