Berm technique
Can somebody help me out here? The last couple of races I've done have featured short steep climbs up berms immediately following a tight turn. Everybody else is shooting right over these things, but I'm getting about half way up and grinding to a stop. What am I doing wrong?
I feel like I want to be in my lowest gear going into the berm, just to give myself a chance to climb it before my cadence hits zero, but I also know I need to do something to build some momentum in the 10 feet between the turn and the berm. I'm thinking that I need to keep my weight back, with just enough on the front wheel to keep it on the ground. Hands on the hoods? Out of the saddle?
If anyone can talk me through this, that would be awesome.