I did 40 miles yesterday riding the LA River Bike Path to train my cadence and speed and then did double climb duty up the Griffith Observatory. My ride was extra painful, because I did a heavy barbell squat session the day before. Plus on one segment of the climb, someone was sprinting up behind me trying to reach me, so I upp'ed my pace to the top checkpoint putting a good 45 second gap between us, but by doing so I pretty much emptied my tank. I ended up climbing slower than usual!
I'm also in the process of building a climb specific bike. My current bike frame is as light as it can get, so once I get the new frame, I'll do a parts swap and keep the other frame as backup or build another bike with it!
