Originally Posted by Crawdaddy
I'm a horrible rider. I can only ride 1 or 2 times a week and I don't care anything about going fast. 15 mph average is a GOOD day for me. I put mountainbike gearing on my 25 pound Motobecane Mirage roadbike ( cheap bike). At the Hilly Hundred
bike ride I see all kinds of riders. You pass some but get passed alot at my speed.
Still I have seen people stopped halfway up a steep hill on their $2500 bikes, with racing gearing and team jerseys, muscles locked-up and gasping for air. Then theres people wearing jeans riding Walmart bikes that blow by you like your sitting still. Some ride for pride, some ride for fun
If you are refering to the Horrbily Hilly Hundred in Mt. Horeb, I just finished that ride yesterday and it was brutal! I was one of those guys with an expensive bike walking up the last 3.5 mile (910 foot) climb. That is truely the most difficult ride in the Midwest!