More shifting/hill questions

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I don't have a cadence har har! Ok obviously not true, but I need a cyclometer because I'm usually too distracted to count and too busy just keeping going. That's awesome that you're getting up hills in your middle chain ring Darcy!! When you said that the guys dropped their chains, do you mean they fell off because of the way the were shifting or?? Man that must feel good to pass those guys

At this point I'd rather spin than mash. I'm too out of shape to mash, plus I want to be nice to my knees.

So I kept everyone's comments in mind this evening when we rode through Kenmore. Last time I didn't make it up the intersection underpasses because of shifting mistakes and general tiredness. This time I got up all 4 of them (2 out and 2 back) plus most of a hill from the Sam-river trail to the B-G. I did make some dumb mistake there and had to walk the last few feet to the top of the hill. Definitely an improvement for me though, so thanks!! In the underpasses I really tried to remember to shift up going into the downhill so I would have extra power to get up the other side. Considering I'm hauling 250lbs I felt pretty pleased with myself