Originally Posted by
tnburban
Point being, there's no one size fits all for a climb, even the same climb for the same rider on different days. Things change - weather, nutrition, fatigue, etc. I've done the same climb multiple times in the same month and did it different ways each time.
True.
Tonight I was approaching the top of the last hill before home. There's a little kick right at the end, and I usually pick up 3 gears and stand up. But there were cars coming up behind me, and I felt uncomfortable shifting and standing with the possibility of them also trying to pass me on what turns into a blind Right-hand corner of almost 90°. So I just held 2nd gear and seated.