Awesome. I also have to admit my ranking was in Ohio which is pretty flat. Had some friends in LA (in the valley, where it has hills and you can ride year round) and out there I was probably more like a 3. I once got dropped immediately on the Santa Susana pass climb by Thurlo Rogers lol
In my mispent youth I was a weak 2, i couldn't replicate the fearlessness and illusion of invulnerability that the most successful riders exhibited. I knew I was mortal and could be hurt lol. The most fun was the first year I went masters
Thank you for the rep, oh great killer of felines! NPR has their faults, but I find less with them than most other news outlets. Perhaps the BBC is better...? - Doug