Originally Posted by bbeasley

"It isn't the hills, it's the cake".... Eddy Merckx.

For me, if I want to get good climbing small hills I need to practice climbing big hills. As far as technique, on the steeper hills I sit upright engaging different leg muscles than when in the hoods or drops. I've also gotten better by spinning at a higher cadence, say 90+ instead of my previous 80+. The higher cadence works my heart and lungs harder as opposed to my legs. Cardio vascular system recovers much quicker than skeletal muscle.