Originally Posted by
DiabloScott
The idea that reducing your effort a little bit is a "rest" kind of makes me laugh. On a long climb of course there is benefit to changing up your position, stretching, standing, unweighting the saddle, using different muscles, etc... but it's not rest.
+1
Yup. You're just working different muscles. And when you're done workin' em ... time to sit down ... rest those and work the others again.
BTW ... nice mustache.
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