Quote Originally Posted by Shaula
I live in southeast Georgia and have been riding seriously for about 6 months. I have an OCR 3, WSB. I usually ride flats but yesterday, I tackled a hill. Even though we have small to moderate inclines that I can do ok, this one about killed me. I experienced weakness in my legs as I climbed to the top and I thought my heart was going to beat out of my chest. Yes, I geared down to the lowest possible. Does it get better? Have you experienced the same?????
It gets immensely better. Practice, practice, practice, go back to that hill every week or even every other ride. You will improve quite fast... You probably will never fly up at 25 km/h, but I predict that you will soon become addicted to it, get to the top and say: "Yah! Let's do it again!"

I know it's hard to believe.

There has been many threads through the Summer on climbing. Just browse through "New Riders" or search for "climbing" for more details on gearing and hills and climbing.

Enjoy!