"Hilly" seems to be a rather relative term, which is understandable given differences in geography, physical fitness, etc. - but is there some standard definition of hilly taking these variables into account?
Where I live, hilly means riding in terrain that includes long and/or steep climbs in the Green Mountains, Adirondacks or Berkshires - an example would be the D2R2 randonee in Deerfield, MA, which I think clocks in at about 11,000 ft of climbing over about 100 miles. I think long and hard before heading out on a hilly single speed ride. All other terrain, unless it's mostly flat, is called "rolling," and includes short climbs/rollers of varying gradients - some gentle, some brutal. But, I don't consider a route with a bunch of rollers to be hilly and I don't think twice about riding single speed over such terrain regardless of the distance. What does everyone else consider to be hilly? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
