standing up

[Fab Foodie]

"Move with a very low cadence" AKA you would fall off if you were sitting down .

Shaun

It's time to get off and push when you end-up track-standing!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Been wanting to do this, practiced, now can do it a bit.
I think just practice @s7ephanie. I think it's harder than just pedal seated, though.

 

[sight-pin]

I found the best way for me to practice standing was on the turbo pushing 50/12 chaining with the turbo on number 4, i found it much easier now after not being able to stand for more than a few seconds before.

 

[ColinJ]

Standing eases my aching back on hard climbs but I could never manage more than a few seconds when I was fat because my legs couldn't support that weight and pedal hard at the same time!

I have lost over 4.5 stone and can now climb standing for extended periods when I feel the need.

 

[slowmotion]

I used to when I was much younger. One day the chain slipped and there were mighty painful consequences for assorted bits of soft tissue. I've stayed in the saddle and gritted my teeth ever since.

 

[sight-pin]

Another thing i found was......(don't know if this is the normal thing to do?) after short while my legs begin to tire, so i find by pushing down on the handlebar to take some of the weight off the legs helps. Like doing press ups standing if you get my drift.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Since i've been using my exercise bike more recently, when i've gone for a proper ride i've found myself standing up more while climbing. I turn the resistance on the exercise bike to about 75% for 300 standing up turns of the pedals about 9 times over 90 minutes. Before i was a bit wobbly legged after a fair standing climb,now i can last longer without sitting back down.

 

[vickster]

I got knocked off my bike while standing, it makes you more wobbly. That was on the flat, accelerating from traffic lights. I do it very very rarely now!

It also wrecks my knees, so sitting and trying to spin is my method for hills...and sheer bloody mindedness

 

[totallyfixed]

I taught my far better half to climb standing and ended up creating a monster, in a good way, now one of the top women hill climbers in the country. Yes it is practice but it is also technique, you use the same muscles as sitting but some more than others and in slightly different ways. I am happy climbing out of the saddle for several miles as are most of the hill climbers I know.