Originally Posted by
wobblyoldgeezer
And it wasn't a very big hill, maybe 1/2 a mile at 15% or so
I used to be able to 'honk' it without even going to the smaller ring on a 50/34
But then I had a little tumble and now I don't have the leg strength yet, even though it's coming back - and I really didn't want to risk 'stalling' and taking a fall while I still have all the pins and screws in my wonky leg
The only mitigation is that it was about kms 65 into a ride and 43 degrees C.
Can I still play here, or should I pick up my towel of shame and leave?
Some days the hills are supposed to win. My technique is to start pedaling a little faster upon coming up to the hill, when I hit the hill I drop two gears lower and pedal like hell. If I find myself getting tired, I shift up one, as I find that most of the time it's the cadence getting the best of me.