arallsopp
Post of The Year 2009 winner
- Location
- Bromley, Kent
I've tackled a fair number of hills on my 'bents.
£ for lb, a 'bent is likely to weigh more than a comparatively priced upright, so physics alone will dictate that lugging it up hills is harder than a 'normal' bike. Harder doesn't make it prohibitive, of course. For me, hills come at two speeds.
1. Momentum powered rocket ship. Top gear, burst up, hit the top before I run out of oomph (surprisingly effective)
2. Winching myself up on the cranks. Bottom gear, overtaken by snails, ladybirds, etc...
You'd think after 7 years I'd have developed a better technique, but all I'm really doing is holding onto approach one for longer.
After the first 6 months, I found my legs had adapted and I could climb better on the 'bent than I'd ever done on an upright.
£ for lb, a 'bent is likely to weigh more than a comparatively priced upright, so physics alone will dictate that lugging it up hills is harder than a 'normal' bike. Harder doesn't make it prohibitive, of course. For me, hills come at two speeds.
1. Momentum powered rocket ship. Top gear, burst up, hit the top before I run out of oomph (surprisingly effective)
2. Winching myself up on the cranks. Bottom gear, overtaken by snails, ladybirds, etc...
You'd think after 7 years I'd have developed a better technique, but all I'm really doing is holding onto approach one for longer.
After the first 6 months, I found my legs had adapted and I could climb better on the 'bent than I'd ever done on an upright.
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