Riding with people with long legs

[400bhp]

Lets not talk about hills , no one in their right mind likes hills ! Fact !

I do.

Something with endorphines. Or I'm just odd. I'll let people judge.

Weirdly I prefer gradients between about 8-20%. Flatter stuff I don't like as it's more tempo which I am crap at.

 

[400bhp]

You say that but think how much fresher your legs would be at the weekend of you didn't do that.

Depends how long though.

I have a 10%'er each day. It's only a piddling 1/4 mile though.

 

[themosquitoking]

I do.

Something with endorphines. Or I'm just odd. I'll let people judge.

Weirdly I prefer gradients between about 8-20%. Flatter stuff I don't like as it's more tempo which I am crap at.

There is a special level of hell reserved for people who enjoy uphill gradients of 16% or more.

 

[potsy]

This could explain why @Hacienda71 is slightly quicker than me, it's all in the leg length

 

[themosquitoking]

Depends how long though.

I have a 10%'er each day. It's only a piddling 1/4 mile though.

No no no no no, the right thing to say there is i have a hecking 10%'er that lasts for ever.

 

[Hacienda71]

This could explain why @Hacienda71 is slightly quicker than me, it's all in the leg length

 

[400bhp]

This could explain why @Hacienda71 is slightly quicker than me, it's all in the leg length

 

[classic33]

Lets not talk about hills , no one in their right mind likes hills ! Fact !

Whats wrong with them?

Hills are peanuts, fact.

How can a hill be a hole?

 

[Dusty Bin]

So do long legged people go faster if they are both on the same level of fitness ?

same fitness = same power output for a given effort/gear = same speed = no.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

As a shorty I'm guessing that going for a blast with a longer legged person would not be a good idea ?

It's challenging but riding with stronger riders is the best way for improvement imo.
Practically everybody and their dog are taller than me: thank you patient friends for waiting on top of the hills, my wee legs can only spin so fast!

 

[Cuchilo]

So a medium size bike and clogs will make me faster ?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

So a medium size bike and clogs will make me faster ?

Either faster or you'll fall off!

 

[Cuchilo]

same fitness = same power output for a given effort/gear = same speed = no.

The gear isn't the same though as the legs are longer so although fitness / stamina may be the same the gear ratio is not the same if you include legs .

 

[derrick]

As a shorty I'm guessing that going for a blast with a longer legged person would not be a good idea ? Having said that I know science and stuff and things sometimes make the first thoughts wrong . I'm smart like that !
So do long legged people go faster if they are both on the same level of fitness ?

Some will be some will not be.

 

[ayceejay]

So do long legged people go faster if they are both on the same level of fitness ?
This question makes no sense. Am I to assume that we are talking about some kind of oscillation where two legs of even length but of a different level of fitness might not be as fast as two similar legs but with an equal levels of fitness? I think you might need to figure out which is the fitter leg and have that one go round more often than the other one, this may solve the problem. A specially adapted bike may be another option.