Originally Posted by LarrySellerz

sounds terrible lol.

as someone who lives on a very steep hill and doesn’t drive, my usual strategy is to do the “easiest” thing. This means zig-zagging up the hill while seated, using as little energy as possible, or going out of the saddle and finding a rhythm, which is kind of difficult at low powers. I feel that standing is better for your knees.

if I’m trying to go as fast as I can up a hill, I stay seated if the climb is longer than 20 seconds.