I just want to say thanks.

I know very little about my bike and what I'm doing because my BF is a bike mechanic. He just takes care of everything. I have to remind him to fill me in on the details.

I find the gear information very helpful. I will have to keep all of that in mind as I'm training.

I did ride a hill on Christmas day. I had ridden this one ride only on my mountain bike before (before I got my road bike). I wasn't able to get up it at all before. I wasn't able to get all the way up, but I got a lot farther than I thought I would. I think the posts I read here not only helped me but made me believe that I could do it.

Thanks. I'll keep you posted on how I do.