Forgive me non bicyclists but I’m going to get into some bike talk today. I woke up this morning dreading the feared Hays Gap Hill. I have read about it and heard about it since I started planning this! To my surprise it didn’t seem so awful! Fortunately after reading about some of the tough climbs on this route, I added a larger sprocket,( 34) to my cassette. It has provided me the ability to spin the pedals even when I am going uphill. It is much easier on the legs rather than mashing the pedals at a slower cadence. I’m not going very fast, but it’s all about saving the legs. The geography is really changing. Now I am going up and down the hills nonstop. I saw very little flat terrain today and don’t
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