Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
OK. Are we good? I seem to have changed from a moderate rpm climber to higher rpms. At least for now I only pedal fast at high power, dropping the rpms as the power drops. Which makes sense if one can do it. I'm going to continue to work on that, thinking that like for most things, practice helps.
Now that I can tell you from personal experience, is a big booster to your climbing ability.
Increasing my cadence was the best (and one of the hardest) changes I've ever made. I used to rely on my legs until they were taxed, and then spin 90-100 to let them recover.
Once I tried a high cadence, I immediately noticed two things. I could climb long grades faster, and I had more leg left once I crested.