Old 03-26-07, 09:36 PM
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Elkhound
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Sorry; I mistyped. I meant inches/yard. Even the car didn't like it much. I have ridden up there a couple of times but it was (a) before I added the Xtracycle (which, for all its advantages does add significant weight and (b) when I wasn't quite so tired. WV is called 'the Mountain State' for a reason.

Here in Charleston, down by the river it is OK; a a few uphill routes, but nothing that a reasonably healthy person cannot deal with. But, on the West Side, beyond Washington Street the roads become more suitable for mountain goats than anything else; there is a bit of plateau up on top of the ridge, but to get there. . . .

That being said, I am going to talk to my LBS about getting different gears to make steep slopes easier.
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