Riding from my house leaves me no alternative but to ride hills. Long stretches with constant grades that I'm guessing run 5-15%. I got the urge to find some more rolling terrain two weeks ago and threw my bike in the car and took it to a popular spot with more flats. What I found is that I think I prefer hills! For me, it's more satisfying to battle a visible incline than to battle the invisible wind resistance.

Hey Austinites...anyone have grade information for 360, SW Parkway or Bee Caves? Also...anyone have a guess what grade that little stretch of Stratford is coming from the south side of the Mopac bridge? I've ridden up it on my MTB in my 22/34, barely able to keep my front wheel on the ground.