Originally Posted by
Bluetrane2028
Speaking of the gearing issue, my favorite strength builder is to go hill hunting on a singlespeed. Now, keep in mind... "hills" around here often aren't particularly long or steep, but using the rolling hills around here as an interval opportunity kicks my butt soundly, and every time it gets a bit better.
Yes, it's painful, but I've been getting faster up hills by leaps and bounds.
+1
I do repeats on my singlespeed on the hill in front of my place. 2.25 miles long, ~600' gain. 44/18 gearing (65 inches). It's a nice low cruising gear for the terrain around here, which involves a lot of long, mid-grade hills.
4 - 5 laps on my repeat hill whoops my butt for a few days.