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Bill Gates said:Straining to get up a steep hill @ less than 40 rpm is not for me.
good job we're not all you then
Bill Gates said:Straining to get up a steep hill @ less than 40 rpm is not for me.
That's why low gears were invented!Bill Gates said:Straining to get up a steep hill @ less than 40 rpm is not for me.
ColinJ said:That's why low gears were invented!
I'm currently overweight and use a 30/28 bottom gear. When I was somewhat fitter I used 30/26 and when I was reasonably fit I had a 30/23 in reserve but rarely used it.
ttcycle said:+1
It's also about training your body to work harder and do it more efficiently..plus, it also trains up the lactate threshold ie the zone where you feel as if your legs are aching like mad and you're sucking in the air like there's no tommorow - so you can push harder and be more efficient before you get to your lactate threshold- this is essential for races etc. You can only train that system by pushing yourself hard enough and that for me is going up and down some hills...still not seeing too much improvement myself...lol
jimboalee said:I remember watching the Wincanton go up Holme Moss; the Milk race and the Kellogs go up Porlock; the PruTour go up Constitution Hill; the Rochester Classic go up Boxley.
The riders were out of the saddle pulling and pushing ( except for Constitution Hill where some got off and ran ) to keep in contention.
I cannot imagine for one moment they trained for that anywhere but on steep hills.
Matty said:I recall trying quite hard to get a car up this crazy hill. Especially the daft turn.
Bill Gates said:LT is I think supposedly 25 mile TT race pace. It should be quite possible to do this in training on flat roads. You are also replicating TT position and technique whereas on a steep climb the technique for me involves out of the saddle efforts pulling on the bars