As a guy with 15k+ miles with a 1X drivetrain, the armchair pontification about spinning out, not enough gearing range, etc... is hilarious.
Originally Posted by
Koyote
There's a local stretch of access road that pretty much goes up the side of a hill to get to a reservoir. The climb portion is 0.19 miles long, and gains 190ft of elevation. It averages just over 18% for the whole length, and kicks up to 31% just before the end. It's too steep. It's one of those things you only ride up so you can say that you rode up it. It makes no earthly sense otherwise.