Originally Posted by
Kindaslow
My commute has a one mile hill at 12 degrees one direction, then the return trip is a 1/2 mile hill with almost the same gain, so much steeper (I live on a ridge, ride into a valley, then up a ridge to work). And, there is virtually no flat land, anywhere.
Yep... that qualifies. My worst on the commute, any of four routes, is on the way home, about a half-mile of 5-6%. I haven't gone that way but 1-2x since the shoulder injury.