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> > > Kev C wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all. If you are going up a steep hill, lowest granny gear and your
> cadence goes
> > > > way down is it actually "better/easier" to get off and push or should
> you
> > > > just keep slogging away?
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> > > > yours K (Addy not usable [not that you would try it anyway]) There wis a Hare ran tae a burn
> > > > it ran sae fast it couldnae turn \\SPLASH//
) [Please note grammar and descriptions are
> > > > loose so no flaming me
> please]
> > >
> > > I dunno what's best from a physical point of view, but would you feel comfortable walking your
> > > bike up a hill that you know you can ride up?
> I spose
> > > it is egotism, but why walk when you can gear down and spin? Lots of stronger riders pass me
> > > on hills, but at least I'm not walking.
> My
> > > feeling is sit and spin up all those hills.
> >
> > But he said he's already in his lowest granny gear and having trouble maintaining a reasonable
> > cadence.
> >
> >
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> > David Kerber An optimist says "Good morning, Lord." While a pessimist says "Good Lord, it's
> > morning".
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> What about standing? This will allow a higher cadence. For a portion of my ride here in CT, I have
> to stand or the rpms get too low for my liking. Plus, I feel less pressure on my knees when
> standing than I do when sitting (although this could be purely imagined).
I don't think it's imagined; I feel the same way. I think it's because instead of moving the pedal
with full pressure on your knee, you are raising your body, with the leg starting from a more
extended position than it is at the top of a seated pedal stroke. Then the maximum force is applied
with your leg nearly straight, which would significantly reduce the stress on your knee.
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