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Chris BeHanna
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On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 17:17:21 -0700, Bill Baka wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 17:35:51 -0500, Pat <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>> >I have found that on very steep hills, I can get out of the
>>> >saddle and my pedal will not budge and I have to rock the bike
>>> >and use my upper body to turn over the pedals. Now I am talking
>>> >about very steep (right around 20%).
>>
>> I think your math is wrong. A 20% hill is extremely steep. I just
>> went up an 8% hill last Saturday and it was really tough.
>
> Try some rolling hills and you will see why us average types get out
> of the saddle. I navigate one section of about 4 miles of
> up/down/up/down....
> These are only about 30-40 foot rises but coming down one and having
> some speed built up it is only natural to want to keep it, so I stand
> up and attack the next hill with the momentum I have. This allows me
> to keep my speed going uphill and not have to downshit
Downshitting is the usual method, of course.
Upshitting could be quite useful in making cars stop tailgating,
though.
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Chris BeHanna
Software Engineer (Remove "allspammersmustdie" before responding.)
[email protected]
I was raised by a pack of wild corn dogs.
> On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 17:35:51 -0500, Pat <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>> >I have found that on very steep hills, I can get out of the
>>> >saddle and my pedal will not budge and I have to rock the bike
>>> >and use my upper body to turn over the pedals. Now I am talking
>>> >about very steep (right around 20%).
>>
>> I think your math is wrong. A 20% hill is extremely steep. I just
>> went up an 8% hill last Saturday and it was really tough.
>
> Try some rolling hills and you will see why us average types get out
> of the saddle. I navigate one section of about 4 miles of
> up/down/up/down....
> These are only about 30-40 foot rises but coming down one and having
> some speed built up it is only natural to want to keep it, so I stand
> up and attack the next hill with the momentum I have. This allows me
> to keep my speed going uphill and not have to downshit
Downshitting is the usual method, of course.
Upshitting could be quite useful in making cars stop tailgating,
though.
--
Chris BeHanna
Software Engineer (Remove "allspammersmustdie" before responding.)
[email protected]
I was raised by a pack of wild corn dogs.