This is my latest discovery. I decided that due to my current body mass (overweight for a serious climber), I'd eliminate the very steep climbs from my rides and settle for moderate climbs. The difference being on the moderate climbs you sort of sit back on the seat, grab the middle of the hoods on the bars and then drive a big gear with as much power as you can muster.
I find I can choose whether to navigate a hill by mixing that piston style of climbing with simply selecting a slightly bigger gear and standing out of the seat.
Anyway the result was pretty stressful but not going beyond sensible levels.
I'm not really so good at spinning and am not training in the pure endurance field of cycling so this is why I'm experimenting with fairly brief, sprint like efforts up regular hills. I guess the aim is to develop explosive climbing ability for short periods but also a certain degree of fitness to sustain the effort.
I find I can choose whether to navigate a hill by mixing that piston style of climbing with simply selecting a slightly bigger gear and standing out of the seat.
Anyway the result was pretty stressful but not going beyond sensible levels.
I'm not really so good at spinning and am not training in the pure endurance field of cycling so this is why I'm experimenting with fairly brief, sprint like efforts up regular hills. I guess the aim is to develop explosive climbing ability for short periods but also a certain degree of fitness to sustain the effort.