roadsideboy2 said: I was a first time rider this year – Wed & Thurs.

Riding the hills into Grinnell Thurs made me realize that I can stay in a taller gear on the KC trails I’ve ridden the past 10 years / quit “babying myself” by downshifting excessively.

Hills?  What hills?  I don’t remember no stiking hills, LOL!!!!!