Originally Posted by
chipcom
The trick, as I believe was mentioned earlier, is to get into the proper gear earlier. Supposedly this is a hill that you know, so wtf would you be in such a high gear that you would have to shift under load? Lower gear, shift earlier, problem minimized.
Did you read my earlier post when I said that it is not a uniform hill? The slope keeps changing gradually so I can't always forsee the gear I am under. I believe that's what so many gears are there for to begin with. So that you are in one gear and if it's starting to get heavy you get into a lighter gear and vice versa.