Just did Tour De Peninsula, it's my first ever ride. Elevation gain was at at 4k but I just kept going.
I had a few comments of my bike and how crazy I was for using it vs a road bike. Also I really don't have any cycling gear and I used a running shirt, shorts, and shoes (no clips).
I made a thread here on if there's something wrong with buying a "hybrid bike". Well in the end, there's nothing wrong with it and I did see other people with mountain bikes and not the best gear. As long as you can pedal you should be good. Of course I wasn't the fastest and no way I was going to compete.
Just pretty happy I finished!
