Pro tip ➙ ONLY cycle downhill.

Alternatively, an electric bike is NOT cheating, so long as you pretend to pedal while the motor does most of the work. 😀

In seriousness, I don’t mind the occasional push up the hill. It’s rest and recovery from cycling.

But there are times it’s called hike-a-bike: “pushing, carrying, or shouldering a bicycle over terrain that is too steep, rocky, or muddy to ride“.

Awkward and sometimes agonizing.

I try to minimize these situations.

That photo is from a terrific post on the subject by MILES ARBOUR:

Bikepacking.com – THE ART OF BIKE-PUSHING