Thanks for the replies...I actually don't do either regularly, I live on one side of a "u" shaped cliff area overlooking a downtown area at the bottom down by the river. I live and work up top, so I can ride around the top of the uptown part 8 miles to get to work...So I hardly ever ride my bike down the hill, because I know I will have to come back up...using one of these 2 options.

However, the bike shop is down town, so if I want to go there, I usually drive there. And the nice scenic river ride is down there, so I suppose I just need to man up and do the hills more often.

(I should be able to do it, I'm 34, 160 lbs, and fit enough to play basketball for 2 hours without feeling it too much...im just a hill climbing wimp).