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Old 10-16-13, 09:29 PM
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I found two tools that really helped me where a HRM and cadence sensor... this was back a few years ago when I was into MTBing... when I'd get to the "uphill" section (honestly a very mild climb... skinny guys didn't even slow down for the "climb") I found that my cadence would frequently drop and my HRM would skyrocket... often I'd just make it up the hill and then about fall over at the top gasping for air and need to stop and rest before I could go on... I found a relatively consistent point on my HRM where if I went over it I was going to blow myself out very quickly... I set my HRM to beep if I went over a certain point to remind me to slow down... stop pushing so hard... is what that usually meant was for me to grab a lower gear and spin a little faster (I always refer to it as me keeping "on top of the gear")

in short going slow is still faster then siting on the side of the road panting and then booking it for another little bit then on the side of the road again...
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