Is it still difficult to go up hills?

[RockyTop]

As a new rider hills were difficult. I really had to work to get up hills. I even made a video about it. After putting a few hundred miles behind me hills became no more difficult than flat land. 

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I found going UP hills to be easier than down for the first year or so. The hardest part of uphill for me was/is getting that leverage right to coax the wheel to listen to my skinny ass. Grabbing with ankles on a padless or leaning into the pads on a padded wheel, seems to be how I solve the issue. Fwiw, gathering speed up hill has always been easier on sport bikes for me as well.

Edited April 30, 2021 by ShanesPlanet

[Kekafuch]

Less than 9 months w 3000kms. 
 

Find a hill and drill it. Like spend hour just start stop start stop. 

[Tawpie]

I don't fit the poll parameters: < 1 year, > 2000 km, hills are easy (until they're toooooo steep, then they're hard because I'm hiking) When it's steep, downhill is harder than uphill for me but I think that's fear more than anything.

[RockyTop]

2 hours ago, Tawpie said:

< 1 year, > 2000 km, 

OR not and in the last two
more than 2 years or more than 2000km

Edited May 1, 2021 by RockyTop

[xiiijojjo]

Going up hills is easy with either a light wheel or one with power pads.
Braking is hardest when going down steep downhill. Also i prefer braking (especially downhill) in hard mode but prefer accelerating in soft mode whether i'm uphill or downhill.