Quote Originally Posted by Ana View Post

As I was pedaling up a long, low sloped hill and once the slope increased by a little bit, the pedaling was much easier for me. It seems counter intuitive that an increased incline would make it easier for me to climb....

Does anyone else experience this?
I think I sort of do experience this!

Sometimes I wonder if it's the way my brain and eyes are perceiving the hill. If I can see that it's a big hill, then I expect it to be harder and I gear down and relax and try to spin. I have pretty decent stamina on longer steeper hills, although I'm really slow. But on a false flat or a milder grade, sometimes I feel like I'm going to die. Maybe my brain isn't recognizing the hill because I can't really see it? And as a result I'm trying to ride it like it was flat? I don't know, but sometimes a lesser grade hill kills me more than a steep hill. I agree that it seems counter-intuitive.

Oh, and downhill is definiltey the better kind of hill