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Old 04-01-13, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by DougG
It's a matter of not having the strength -- not the aerobic capacity.
Hi,

Probably a case of lack of motor coordination than outright strength.

I started riding again recently and initially found headwinds and minor
hills an utter embarressment. Mainly because how you can ride a bike
on the flat naturally, easily, with running legs, is not how you ride it fast.
Fast on the flat is the same technique with higher gearing as minor hills
and headwinds. I now don't notice either much, just a different gear.

IMO you need to practice "spinning" high pedal cadence, and "mashing"
pushing hard lower cadence on the pedals with different gears on the flat
and then let the two combine, and avoid simply doing what comes naturally,
which you probably do with your running and don't think about it at all.

Purposely varying what you do on the flat in various gears will help a lot.

rgds, sreten.

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