Quote Originally Posted by JennK13 View Post
My first guess would be that you're not in the right gear. You shouldn't be pushing that hard. How steep are these hills and what kind of gearing do you have? I'm in Colorado, so I know climbs. I also ride a 'cross bike and don't have the widest range of gears. I would expect to hear you say you tire from spinning, not that your tired from pushing.
Eastern hills aren't as tall as western ones, but they're steep. In the Blue Ridge, she probably can't ride without encountering a 15% grade at least every few miles, and 20-25% is common. On eastern hills, there really is no spinning at all. We don't have hills shallow enough to spin up!