Originally Posted by
dvdslw
For me, when sitting while climbing, I tend to scoot all the way back on the saddle to get almost a full leg extention. I find this gives me a lot of torque. When I'm at the bottom of a stroke, my butt is off the seat just slightly.
Hmm...I giess I like to drive from "on top of the pedals", so I slide forward a bit when the road tips up steeply to keep both my position the same (body x power stroke) and to keep weight forward. That way, I can load all my weight onto the peak power phase (12-4) of the crank without needing to fully stand, just lifting off the saddle a bit. I think that's how it works, anyway!