Originally Posted by
woodcraft
I can't really go anywhere without a 500' climb, & a ride w/ less than 3000' is rare,
but IME it's a lot harder & more painful to get higher power #s on the flats.
going up, you have to put out; on the flats, you have to make yourself do it.
I dunno. Maybe it's just from growing up around here...but hills demoralize me. So much effort to go so slow...much nicer to see the effort translate to actual speed on the flats.