Yet another Newbie

[kezz]

Surely the 19 year old can manage on his own by now

Im so glad he can as he is over six foot and bears a resemblance to Hagrid

 

[Lazy-Commuter]

Im so glad he can as he is over six foot and bears a resemblance to Hagrid

Get the Trail Gator then and get HIM to tow YOU. Jobs a good un.

 

[Paulus]

Well done for getting up the hill.
Climbing hills is a matter of technique:
Most important... RELAX, especially the upper body.
Select nice low gear where you can spin your legs around at a comfortable pace.
Sit back on the saddle.
Did I mention to RELAX the upper body and arms?
Drive with your legs and lower back.
Gently wind yourself up the hill.

Many people make the mistake of 'attacking' the hill and wrestling the bike up, this wastes an awfull lot of energy that is better used by just the legs and back.

Welcome Kerry, All the above, plus once you get a little fitter you will notice that you will be spinning the pedals quite fast. That is the time to change down a gear, so it is a little harder until you find that gear quite easy and then change down again and so on.

 

[Iainj837]

Hello and Kerry