Originally Posted by
CliffordK
Yeah, to a large extent, my gear sets my speed. Lower gear, and the slower I go. Which also means more time on the hill. Finish the hill in a minute or two, and I can go quite fast. Spend 10 minutes on it and it is quite a different beast.
I do wonder about those tortoise and the hare riders. The hares reach the top, then get off the bikes and rest waiting for the tortoises to catch up. Once the tortoises get to the top the hares are well rested and ready to hop on their bikes and take off before the tortoises catch their wind.
Interesting because I've noticed my recovery ability is progressing better than my stamina. My hill climbing stamina has plateaued the past few weeks. But it's taking less time to recover and continue. A few weeks ago it took 5-15 minutes to recover after being winded; now it's down to a minute or less. At least that's a little progress.