I live in southeast Georgia and have been riding seriously for about 6 months. I have an OCR 3, WSB. I usually ride flats but yesterday, I tackled a hill. Even though we have small to moderate inclines that I can do ok, this one about killed me. I experienced weakness in my legs as I climbed to the top and I thought my heart was going to beat out of my chest. Yes, I geared down to the lowest possible. Does it get better? Have you experienced the same?????