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@ThomasS
When I started riding mtb a couple of years ago I was sticking mainly to gravel fire roads and had just fought my way to the top of a rather big and steep hill. I stopped to catch my breath, have some water and admire the view and my effort when I saw this woman coming up the same hill, on a cargo bike kinda similar to the attached photo, with two kids dressed as pirates all shouting and jumping up and down in the cargo box. She had one hand on the handlebar and the other on a leash to a big german shepherd pulling straight to the left.
When she got to the top I say "Whoa, nice effort" to which she smiled and replied with a "Thank you" without even sounding a little bit out of breath.
http://sf.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12_03/chris/oldstyle_wooden_christiania_bike_2921.jpg
Forget about those Tour de France riders going up mount Tourmalet or whatever, let's see them ride with an unruly german shepherd on a leash and a bunch of exited kids jumping all over the place - that woman had them all beat for sure!