Originally Posted by
Jaywalk3r
It's funny how many roadies think it's impossible to climb moderate hills without a lightweight road bike. Such a hill wouldn't be a problem for me. I make steeper climbs than that with my steel singlespeed, which weighs in around 30 pounds.
If you ever visit PDX I would be happy to rent you a workcycles citybike so that you can give me some hill climbing pointers.
Congratulations. Do your bike shorts have the convenience of a lot of pockets like my street clothes do? I prefer being able to use those pockets. Why would I want to rearrange all my stuff just so I can wear special clothes that won't provide any noticeable benefit until I'm ~150 minutes into my ride when I won't be riding for 150 minutes? It isn't worth the inconvenience for me.
It takes seconds to move my wallet, keys, and phone into velcroed or zippered
bicycle specific jersey pockets.