Quote Originally Posted by katluvr View Post
What do you folks average on hilly routes...had some rollers, some very step and some longer climbs.
I have a few hilly routes here with lots of rollers, some gradual grades (which don't bother me at all but kill some of our riders) and some steep, hard climbs (if it is very steep I am toast, I don't have a great climbing gear on my cassette), it depends, for me, on the distance and who I am riding with. 35 or less, I know I will have enough in me to hammer it out at 18-20 mph average if I have someone to pull some, especially in to the wind. If it is longer or I am having to work the whole way, I keep it at 15-16 mph. My back tends to get very bad at 40-45 miles if I have been hammering.