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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2013 18:21:56 GMT
Yeah. I also find thinking of past female liasons can help.Β How do you pedal efficiently with three legs ? - PMSL lol
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Post by ukdaws on Sept 5, 2013 18:24:16 GMT
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Post by ukdaws on Sept 5, 2013 18:30:34 GMT
Like the others I'll sit and spin with brief bursts of out the saddle efforts. Concentrating on the following things has helped me: Breathing out deeply. Breathing in will take care of itself. Keeping your entire upper body relaxed. People tend to naturally tense up when putting in the effort. Bobbing a bit is fine but shoulders up around your ears is not. Pedalling circles. In your head just visualise pedalling in circles. Don't ask me why but it works for me. Did the pedalling in circles thing and it seemed to help, also not looking up the hill and only looking a few meters in front of you.Over the last couple of days have been climbing using the drops and that seems better also. I only seem to get out of the saddle to go up steep short climbs ar to try and get more momentum on longer slopes..
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Post by Big Brother on Sept 5, 2013 20:28:01 GMT
My commute home as many know is a mere 4 miles. No great shakes......... only problem is, it is almost ALL uphill. I take a fairly rural road which winds through woodland climbing as it goes. Coming out of the woodland the pain kicks in as the gradient increases. I don't care, by this point I have done 2 miles climbing on the 2nd ring. Now time to change down to the small un and spin. The old legs spin and burn, I focus around a couple of yards in front of me. Every lamp post passed is nearer the summit. I too concentrate on spinning in circles, it helps.
I have to be honest and say I have yet to get to the top of the hill as it goes steep for the last 100 yards which just kills me. (conquering it is on my "to do" list.
Details below taken from my Endomondo workout. (Sorry guys, looking to learn how to do it!)
DISTANCE 3.87 mi MIN. ALTITUDE 364 ft MAX. ALTITUDE 965 ft TOTAL ASCENT 873 ft TOTAL DESCENT 469 ft
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Post by Rocket on Sept 5, 2013 20:49:38 GMT
Tell us where this hill is Red and we can go and kick its ass for you. How dare it!
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Post by Big Brother on Sept 5, 2013 20:59:55 GMT
Tell us where this hill is Red and we can go and kick its ass for you. How dare it! It's not what you would term as strictly a hill rocket. It's a section on my 4 mile commute. A 3 mile uphill gradient. Just a case of pedaling and pedaling onwards and upwards. Knocks the hell out of me though!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2013 21:23:29 GMT
some of my thoughts.. Firstly living where I do, there is no option but to start every ride with a hill climb. One is short and steep, the other is long and steeper! lol I chose the short one!
I try and plan my routes to avoid the worst hills til I have warmed up. That usually takes me a good 8-10 miles, after that I find myself much more capable of climbing.
I like a hill that has a descent heading into the hill so I can barrel down and try and carry a bit of speed into the climb, just to help lol
Lowest gear on the granny ring for me most of the time and just pedal up as best I can while swearing and huffing and puffing!
If you have cleats, make sure you use them to pull up on the backstrokem it makes an amazing difference rather than just trying to push the pedals round.
I just changed to an 11-28 cassette. The lower gear helped getting up one of the hills that had always destroyed me. I was slow, but was going up at nearly 90 rpm!
Im really not built for hill climbing. Im still nearly 16 stone and 45 years old, not an ideal recipe for zipping up hills, but starting off warmed up, with the correct gear and pedaling correctly it really does help.
I focus on tiny acheivements. Can I get to the next lamp post, can I get to the bend etc.. combine that with swearing and it gets you up the hills!
When warmed up, I find I can sprint short hills out of the saddle and that is pretty fun and it feels great when you get to the top and your lungs havent exploded.
Remember the most important thing.. at the top of every hill is a nice downhill to freewheel down going "wheeeeeeeee" lol
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2013 7:59:07 GMT
I find a good scream helps when the going gets tough as well, lol
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Post by begbie on Sept 6, 2013 8:35:12 GMT
God you lot have been busy on this thread Thanks for all the tips, glad I'm not the only one that struggles with hills then! I'm probably going to not going to bother with any riding today, I'll make this my rest day then on Saturday maybe tackle Newlands Corner if I'm feeling brave / stupid Although, I'm not sure if going 42mph up a hill is going to be achievable, www.strava.com/segments/629530Billyadam - I'm always up for a ride around my way if you're ever free. Although I don't know how much more I'll get done when the light fades and becomes chillier
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Post by phred1812 on Sept 6, 2013 10:01:11 GMT
some of my thoughts.. Firstly living where I do, there is no option but to start every ride with a hill climb. One is short and steep, the other is long and steeper! lol I chose the short one! I try and plan my routes to avoid the worst hills til I have warmed up. That usually takes me a good 8-10 miles, after that I find myself much more capable of climbing. I like a hill that has a descent heading into the hill so I can barrel down and try and carry a bit of speed into the climb, just to help lol Lowest gear on the granny ring for me most of the time and just pedal up as best I can while swearing and huffing and puffing! If you have cleats, make sure you use them to pull up on the backstrokem it makes an amazing difference rather than just trying to push the pedals round. I just changed to an 11-28 cassette. The lower gear helped getting up one of the hills that had always destroyed me. I was slow, but was going up at nearly 90 rpm! Im really not built for hill climbing. Im still nearly 16 stone and 45 years old, not an ideal recipe for zipping up hills, but starting off warmed up, with the correct gear and pedaling correctly it really does help. I focus on tiny acheivements. Can I get to the next lamp post, can I get to the bend etc.. combine that with swearing and it gets you up the hills! When warmed up, I find I can sprint short hills out of the saddle and that is pretty fun and it feels great when you get to the top and your lungs havent exploded. I symphasise with you as far as location is concerned Buzz. I live in a hilly part of Devon and there is no avoiding them (the hills that is). The celery is great but sometimes I wish that I lived in Cambridge. Like you I try to concentrate on small targets and just look at the road immediately ahead. I do seem to get to the top quicker that way. I did try the 11-28 cassette as so many members seem to have gone down that route but have gone back to the 12-26. I am trying to ride at as high a cadence as I can manage and the closer ratios help me to do this. I am sure my performance has improved as a result but this may just be that I have got a bit fitter. I don't find the 26t cog a problem on the steepest hills unless I am totally knackered. I do weigh around 71 kilos however which should help but my legs are a good bit older than yours. You must have had a struggle keeping up with that whippet Trotski when he was down in your neck of the woods.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2013 11:12:08 GMT
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Post by DelB on Sept 6, 2013 11:39:18 GMT
That looks immense!! What do you reckon then zoltansocrates? You up for it?
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Post by Radchenister on Sept 6, 2013 11:43:40 GMT
The rules are if you show it, then you've got to climb it, otherwise you're just waffling !!!
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Post by Radchenister on Sept 6, 2013 11:44:51 GMT
PS, that's a 32T or 34T rear cassette deal on the black bits - chop chop, get to it!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2013 11:47:28 GMT
God you lot have been busy on this thread Thanks for all the tips, glad I'm not the only one that struggles with hills then! I'm probably going to not going to bother with any riding today, I'll make this my rest day then on Saturday maybe tackle Newlands Corner if I'm feeling brave / stupid Although, I'm not sure if going 42mph up a hill is going to be achievable, www.strava.com/segments/629530Billyadam - I'm always up for a ride around my way if you're ever free. Although I don't know how much more I'll get done when the light fades and becomes chillier 3rd place and lower are 17mph, top 2 are 37 and 42 mph - I think someone might have used their car for that lol
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