Quote Originally Posted by HoosierGiant View Post
Excellent advice. Spot on!!

We have mapped out several hill rides on 'our' side of the state that mimic the Hilly as far as length, gradient, and number/type of hills. We ride thousands of miles per year, but there's no substitute for hill training. For me, it's a mental thing -- nothing says "Suck it up!" quite like climbing for a mile, rounding a curve or cresting what you mistakenly thought was the top, only to realize that thare's still more snarly climbing to do.
That's one of the best hill climb challenge / wording (whatever I am trying to spit out here lol) descriptions I have ever heard. Love it!

Getting to the top of a hard hill is a nice life stress release too. Sometimes when the rest of life is crazy outta control... something about that sense of accomplishemnt--overcoming what you thought you might not be able to... is satisfying and calming. Not that the average non-cycling population might see it this way...

OKAAAYYY... back to on topic post to this thread lol.