I just got my road bike in March2008 and LOVE IT!!! My husband and I put about 120-150 miles on a week and where we live in Northern California we can do a different ride every day if we want. Anyway............we are getting ready to do this VERY HILLY route...........probably about 60 miles round trip with a 10 mile climb.......some of which is at 20 percent grade. Any hints on how to work into this??? We do alot of hills now but the steepest grade is about 12 percent.............sometimes for 10 minutes which I am up to but 20 percent seems..............more then monumental!!!!