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Old 05-23-10, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ZIPP808
so i have a big race coming up and it has a huge steep hill in it , i pre rode the course the other sundany and we were doing diffrent efforts up the hill and there was just tha plain sprint in a small gear and then we did one in the big ring and it felt almost easyer to do and it was quicker ...but what im getting at is is it better to climb in a lower gear and spin or a bigger gear and just pu out more power**********???
A little contradictory .... unless your hills are 1% grade

Originally Posted by Motobetird
If this is turning into a poll between sitting in the seat and standing in the drops I am a stand in the drops kind of guy. .
Stand using brake hoods
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