Originally Posted by
scottfl
Understood about the weight/hills. It'll just make the ride down the hill that much better. 113 pounds though--let's not make it worse than it is.
Don't forget that in the mountains you might climb at 4-8 mph and descend at 30-50 mph. As a result you don't do much making up for it on the downhills since you might spend hours climbing and minutes going back down. It is just how it is, you spend WAY more time climbing than descending. It can be quite discouraging if you don't have the right attitude.