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Don’t forget about descending, which you will do a lot of in this challenge. Descending on your feet takes quite a bit of effort to control and stabilize your descent, and is also relatively high impact. Descending on a bike, on the other hand, requires basically zero effort aside from squeezing the brakes.



If you think descending a steep incline on a bike is just "squeezing the brakes" I suggest you actually try it. But wear a helmet and gloves


I have done it. Hundreds of times. The only place I have ever experienced fatigue on a descent was in my hands, from squeezing the brakes.

If you feel otherwise I think it would be more beneficial if you were to explain why, rather than just presuming that I have no experience.




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