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Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
As is often the case the answer is in the question. I assume you can feel and hear the drive train complain when you do it. Don't change gear under load, you may find your chain goes off like a grenade one day.
It's not advisable to change gear under load for the reason given by @Salty seadog .
Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
It's easy enough to take the load of when going down the gears climbing a hill, I do it quite often but no the point to back off to let the mech do its job.
I downshift going uphill but also taking the load off. Not easy when stood on the pedals as per the op.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Do what I do, avoid hills. Problem solved
Slick
Guru
There is one particular short but sharp hill on my way home from work and I usually have a few cars behind me, so I've become quite good at timing it right.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
You can do it in an emergency, but I wouldn't advise it regularly. Learn what gear you need before you hit the hill.
So, the consensus is it's definitely bad to shift up the casette to bigger rings whilst stood and putting in high effort up hill. But it's not so bad doing this going down gears? On long hills you'd lose a lot of speed if you can't change up? Haven't watched competitive riders but I bet they do. I'd lose so much speed if I knocked right into 26 on the first sign of a bump.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
You won't lose so much speed - you need to plan gears better. I ride MTB mainly now and that needs some gear planning as you add in rough terrain.
Poacher
Gravitationally challenged member
- Location
- Nottingham
Why did nobody tell me this was wind-up Friday?
I'll try to think one up and come back later.
I'll try to think one up and come back later.
PaulSB
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
In my mind the first question would be why are you stood on the pedals if you are cadence sensitive?
When I'm climbing I like to start in a comfortable gear, relax my grip and spin. If the spin starts to get harder I drop a gear and so.
Standing up is reserved for eyeballs out and giving it everything when there's nowhere else to go. Saying that I might stand for 20-30 seconds to relax the muscles a little but generally standing has a bad effect on my spinning and cadence.
Yes at some point you'll wreck your gears.
When I'm climbing I like to start in a comfortable gear, relax my grip and spin. If the spin starts to get harder I drop a gear and so.
Standing up is reserved for eyeballs out and giving it everything when there's nowhere else to go. Saying that I might stand for 20-30 seconds to relax the muscles a little but generally standing has a bad effect on my spinning and cadence.
Yes at some point you'll wreck your gears.
pawl
Legendary Member
- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
I do occasionally but don’t make a habit of it.When the occasional arises I try to ease the pressure on the pedals
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
