Yep, she might be a climber...

Sure I took the OCR C2 out when I bought it on Thursday. A really nice ride across the Golden Gate.
A beauty of a day, all the way 'round

But you never really know, do you?, until you take it out on roads you know
So, today was the Giant's true Maiden Voyage as I took it out for a little 20 mile jaunt over roads I have ridden, now, countless times over the past two years.

Oh, she is a glider. Smooth and easy.
Sure, I felt the road under the wheels but it's nowhere near "harsh"
Bumps were just that, bumps. Not bone jarring experiences that leave you counting your teeth; a castrato if you forget to get off the saddle first.

The real test came when I headed up my Old Friend, Roberts Road.
You've heard of this road many times now, I won't bore you with details.
I've never resorted to my 30t on this 1/2 mile climb but I do get down into my 27t from the get go.
Well, the 27t is all the bottom end this bike has.
What happens if I try it with the 24t?
Well... you climb. The hardest part is the first part around the first turn.
Then you recover from that until the next turn where it flattens out some and then you pick up the pace and go up a gear or two. But here I am climbing the hard part in one higher gear than I have before. I probably could've kept going but I gave my legs a break and dropped to the 27t.
Well, well... imagine my surprise. Right now, I feel pretty good. No creaky knees, no real aches.
I think I'm in love.

And at the top?
Looking north


Looking south:


Roberts road after the first turn:
The starting point is the highway running at sea level you see below Roberts Road.


Some of you know I play in a band, The Montara Mountain Boys.
This is the mountain:


All in all, just another beautiful day out here in the land of San Andreas