I live on a hill . It is very steep and the locals use it as a gym for walking up and down. It is about 4 blocks long and I can make it 2 blocks , then it’s walking. I see a couple of guys that live up here ride up but they have modern bikes or mountain bikes with low gearing. I ride classic ten speeds so I walk every week. I thought I could build up the strength but after twenty five years….it ain’t happening! I made it once on my ten speed , I think I was 45 at that time and I did switch backs at least 4 times. At 68 I’m afraid , as Popeye would say, “I am what I am”. One guy puts his bike in his car and parks at the bottom of the hill ‘cause he got tired of walking back up , but I figure walking up the hill after my 40 mile loop is still exercise.
My water break after waking up the last two blocks.