Thanks for the MAPP link.

I'm concerned about building my initial base. I live in an area that is nothing but hills. I understand about developing a good foundation base by a continued easy riding, but how can I do so with all the hills that I have to climb in my area. Can I still do so by just using extremely small gears? An example of the grade of hills that we have would be that I still need to come out of the saddle with a 39x23 gear. The grades are pretty steep . . .