Originally Posted by
bluefoxicy
Sprinting for me usually involves "I'm going too slow and the terrain just got easier and I'm not exhausted... *pedal fast!*" and then I shift up 3 gears real quick and start to slow my pedaling down. The longest I've gone is like 15 seconds, through 5 gears by the end (after the initial burst and upshift, I slow down significantly, but not to my normal cruising cadence), and then coast for several second...
Ahhhh. I wouldn't call that a sprint, personally. In fact, it kind of sounds like the high-cadence drills I do, to practice spinning the cranks really fast.
Like you, I find that hills get easier. Kind of depends how you mean that, though. If you go out and spend an hour climbing hills, it won't be easier; being stronger will mean you do more climbing. On the other hand, if your plan is to get to work, then yeah, the hills along the way get easier. It's like lifting weights at the gym, and not adding more as you get stronger.