Quote Originally Posted by bluebug32 View Post
Bleecker,

Part of the reasoning behind this gear switch was that I tried to bike up Mountain Rest Road to Mohonk in New Paltz last weekend. Holy crap was this a challenge. I nearly fell over midway up just after hitting my max HR and seeing my Garmin flash a 24% grade.
Now a 24% grade flashing on a computer should come with a cardiac defibrillator that you are required by law to stow in your backpack. I'd be dead or in a padded room having nightmares. I'm still fighting 0.5% grades in flat Delaware. But I'm winning some of them.