Originally Posted by
spelger
There are about 2 or 3 places that i can think of where i ride and it suddenly gets real hard. all involve climbing. one particular place is a little 1-2% grade that lasts for about a 150' about 6 miles into my morning commute. before that little climb i already climbed a bunch. another spot is maybe 2-3% for about a 1/4 mile where i have already done 5-6% climbs for way way longer. these little climbs just seem to get me and i don't really know why. i find it comical, have anything like that on your rides?
You may want to consider getting a taller cassette. I upgraded mine and it made a world of difference. In the past, I would push to get up the hills and then be fatigued for the rest of the ride. Now I gear down for the hills and have plenty left in the tank for the rest of the ride. My old bikes with old style racing gearing are even worse.