Finally made it to the top of the local climb without blowing up. Key change was grinding out the steepest pitches sub 60 rpm to keep my heart rate out of the red. I was worried I’d be going too slow to stay upright, but it was fine.
Also helps that I’m also slowly but surely getting more fit.
I feel a lot better about the climbing on the Marin metric century now that I’ve finally been able to get up and over this thing.
Nate is right, 32mm is the sweet spot. Put some on and they felt amazing.