North Scottsdale area has some good riding, but the climbs are rated 4 at the best. I think 9 mile hill gets to a 2 in one spot, been awhile since I've done it. However, there is beeline highway, which should have some climbing, but I never made it out that way before. You might want to check out the Cave Creek area, just north of North Scottsdale, this is where all the rated 4 climbs anyway, the roads are mostly nice, and the traffic is fairly polite.
Lots of people go to South Mountain in the South Phoenix area to do climbing. I think the mountain is over 2000' of climbing. Still, I think the entire climb is only a 2.
Queen Valley is a long way from the city. Also, anything in the East Valley will have pretty bad traffic during rush hour. I'm not all that familiar with the East Valley
I'm in the NW Valley and there's lots of great riding out here, but not any substantial climbs.
That's about all I've got. I'm not familiar with Tucson at all.
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