In the saddle or stand for short sprints.

[HarryTheDog]

I think that article is about long hills not short ones, it mentions 400W and seating only being efficient below 75% of VO2 max. If you are going for a 20 second strava KOM you are likely to be smashing out more than 400W and more than 75% Vo2 max.

 

[Slick]

I think that article is about long hills not short ones, it mentions 400W and seating only being efficient below 75% of VO2 max. If you are going for a 20 second strava KOM you are likely to be smashing out more than 400W and more than 75% Vo2 max.

Oh yeah, I forgot he lived in the flatlands. You should get a strava Kom just for finding a hill.

 

[cyberknight]

 

[I like Skol]

Personally I am rubbish once out of the saddle. Any climbing/sprinting I do is fastest when seated and I am not a poor climber. The exception to this is when setting off from a standstill where I find maximum acceleration is achieved by standing up and using raw torque rather the sitting and trying to change through the gears quick enough to stay in that max power-cadence sweet spot.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Just trying to improve my technique and wondering what the consensus is on short sprints up gentle slopes. Is sitting in the saddle more effective or standing?

Ride down the hill then reverse your track before loading to Strava

 

[cyberknight]

Im a better climber standing up maybe as i have thunder thighs i can torque a bigger gear rather than twiddle like a hurricane.

 

[Drago]

Try both ways a few times and see what works best for you.

I'm not a honker myself, but for every one like me there's someone who is.

 

[Salty seadog]

Personally I am rubbish once out of the saddle. Any climbing/sprinting I do is fastest when seated and I am not a poor climber. The exception to this is when setting off from a standstill where I find maximum acceleration is achieved by standing up and using raw torque rather the sitting and trying to change through the gears quick enough to stay in that max power-cadence sweet spot.

I am rubbish out of the saddle too, really unfit in that respect, I find about 15 seconds uphill is about my max. Bit more on the flat.

 

[slowmotion]

After a few unpleasant episodes involving slipping chains, my gonads and the top tube, I'm a bit wary of leaving the saddle for more than a few yards.

 

[Salty seadog]

After a few unpleasant episodes involving slipping chains, my gonads and the top tube, I'm a bit wary of leaving the saddle for more than a few yards.

Amen to that, 14.5 stones of me coming down on the top tube is always on my mind too.

 

[slowmotion]

Amen to that, 14.5 stones of me coming down on the top tube is always on my mind too.

14.5 stones! Awesome!