nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
I've always had a lower cadence than the majority of cyclists (or it seems that way to me, anyway), and I've felt the same way as you. I've had partial success in increasing the cadence, but it's taken years and small increments.
Same. My natural cadence up a longish hill tends to be about 65
FWIW, short steep efforts (up to a couple of minutes)....out of the saddle in a gear a couple of clicks higher than the commensurate seated gear as standing cadence is lower than seated. Longer efforts are seated in whatever gear lets me maintain about 65. Of course 20%+ I can't maintain that cadence and it's lowest gear and struggle upwards
I tend not to bother with clicking down through the gears starting a hill. I hit the bottom as hard as I can in whatever gear feels right, then go as far as possible with that, then change to my normal climbing gear and get into a rhythm
There are loads of very steep hills around here. My best advice is consider your mental attitude if you really want to get up them. Fitness will follow