Following advice to pedal slowly in an easy gear I nailed the longest hill climb so far, all on asphalt. It was about 650 metres. I did it twice and was pleased with my progress, I absolutely believed I would have been able to do it a third time.
It felt like this climb ‘clicked’, but I know I need so much more practice.
Brooklyn hill to my place is about a 1.5km climb, so this was good preparation. The traffic on the hill will make things much harder of course. The work ride is about 3km, half of which is the climb.