Quote Originally Posted by mudmucker View Post
It's hard to talk about hills, just like when people talk about avg mph. Hills are hills and it's relative to what one is used to and what they have to deal with in their backyard. What is a hill to one person may not be a hill to another person.
You're so right. I thought I shouldn't post here because although I have learned to love the hills I regularly ride, they're nothing to write home about (to me anymore). I actually saw someone struggling up one of my regular ones today, and now I remember, not everyone finds that hill easy, and it was really scary hard for me a year ago.

Anyhow, what she said is true. They get better and easier the more you do them. A lighter bike helps, and big cogs. I also find that if I "ride like a slacker" meaning slow down my cadence, try not to let my heartrate get out of control, basically try to not break a sweat, I climb better.