Originally Posted by
Iride01
I'm not disagreeing with what you or any other is saying either. I just don't see how all the comparisons to riding long mountain climbs or determining FIETS will help the OP make a determination. Even with those numbers the OP still won't know what they are able to do with out prior experience.
Here's my classification system:
A. Stuff I can do easily
B. Stuff I can do but kind of hard, still fun
C. Stuff I can do but miserable
D. Stuff I can't do.
E. Stuff I really, really can't do.
TBH, I really hate steep descent more than I hate steep climbing. The roads and my eyes are both getting worse.