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When Climbing A Hill...? |
Looking for your opinions here.... Do you find it harder to climb a hill when: pedaling standing on your pedals, or pedaling while seated in the seat? Why? DEARY ME . . . ! ! I would like to stand in the middle of the frame and get equal power and attraction ? ? ? . . BUT . . The wind resistance would be too great .? ? ? ? - Where do some of these posters get their Ideas from? Its easier to climb a hill sitting down . . END OF STORY. It may not be the quickest but it is certainly the most efficient. Lately I've been walking up the hills! Standing on the pedals is easier. You need to shift to a higher gear and just let your weight do the work. Spinning in low gear goin up hill can be okay, but often just winds down after a while. How steep a hill? Watch the pros. Most of them will stay in the saddle for as long as possible and keep a steady cadence in a lower gear. When the hill gets too steep they will get out of the saddle and muscle up the incline. Standing up is less efficient because the bike rocks back and forth which will defuse your forward momentum. However, you can throw your body weigh into the pedal strokes instead of just your muscles. So I guess the answer is, both. Hope that helps. Eric Either can be harder, its down to corect gear selection and muscle. If sitting down, a lower gear, with faster peddle rate is desirable (Move your but back, but lean foward, pulling on the bars). Standing up enables you to pull a higher gear therefore getting you up the hill quicker, but can be tiring and may not be the best choice for long, slow climbs. Luck standing up on the pedals because it is more movement and bigger strokes, you are moving faster but at what cost? It's more efficient to stay seated. Sometimes you HAVE to stand - mountain bike trails demand this at times for powering up short steep hills. Other times you WANT to stand to stretch, use your muscle in a different way to give them a break, putting your whole body into it, giving your butt a minute off the saddle. Standing uses more energy than sitting. Seated is easier for most hills. Standing for the grades too hard to sit for. But this might not be what you asking. Try staying seated, with your hands on the tops of the bars, keeping your body as upright as possible, then stand up only for short bursts when needed. |
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