Originally Posted by
Zero_Enigma
How does the Xtracycle handle hills? I live in a hilly area. If I go downtown ~60-70mins one way it's all downhill but when I return I'm faced with about a short ~40 degree hill, a long ~1km 30 degree hill, ~5km long ~30 degree hill, short ~30 degree hill, and lastly the short hill on my street.
The hills make for a good workout in my area and the area is lovely but when carry a load on the returns especially at night I always take the main roads for safety then the 10-12km isolated (yet mostly flat) wooded trails which I don't find safe at night unless I was riding with more then one person.
The bike really won't care what kind of hill you are riding.
You're body might. And you can select your gearing to be very low.
I ride our loaded Bakfiets (100 lb+) up an 8% grade here in town. I have the 8spd Nexus geared very low - and I'm not attempting to set any speed records.