Originally Posted by
Farby
Trying to climb it in 39-25 just wasn't happening. At least a passing motorist asked if I was ok when stopped pouring a bottle over my head on the side of the road. Haha.
While it takes a certain amount of conditioning to climb grades like that at all, it's possible that you were just going too fast or that your climbing technique needs some work.
Alarms should be going off anytime someone asks you if you're OK -- that's how others tell you that you're not OK.