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This is encouraging to me. Maybe I'll save the $$ for awhile and keep doing Mt. Lemmon.Originally Posted by Thorn
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02-06-2008, 09:01 AM #16
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On the hijack--I'll be interested in VeloB's opinion, too. I am also a Spinervals junkie and have Hillacious, Uphill Grind and the Tucson Training Rides.
Personally, Mt. Lemmon is the toughest. Unrelentless. Mean. Tough.
Then, Hillacious and Uphill Grind. I can't say one is harder than the other; they're different. Hillacious seems to feel like it is working me better because it is more like I ride--long upills, rollers and short steep sections. But, Uphill Grind really gets the heart rate up, but in a different manner. It feels more like learning to sprint up a hill than just to get to the top. Both are tough, but differently so. I alternate them, tossing in Mt. Lemmon when I'm having a good day.
Gates Pass is the easiest. I don't consider that a hill workout so much as a tougher aero with some hills thrown in to raise the heart rate for a while. But that could just be the way I ride that one--aero the flats, work the hills.
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02-06-2008, 09:05 AM #17
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"The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury
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02-06-2008, 09:00 PM #18
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It was allright. Originally Posted by Velobambina
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02-08-2008, 02:05 AM #19
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Sorry about the delay, gals. Been a stressful week.
There are two rides on the AZ Spinerval. Mt. Lemmon and Gates Pass. Both are tough climbs, but the scenery is just beautiful. I'd rate this as a good hill workout. Since there are two workouts on this DVD, I consider it a good deal in terms of $$. I haven't tried to do the entire thing at once yet. Would have to be a day when I'm feeling very strong and/or very stressed.
