Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
Speaking for myself, riding 44/17 gearing and 70 years old in a couple weeks, I just pace myself on long/steep climbs. I don't set any speed records, and my pedal cadence drops considerably, but I always get to the top. And that's all that matters to me.
That's impressive, old man. I'm 57 and smoke too much so I tend to avoid the steep hills. But I can fix on the low-grade hills and flats with the best of y'all. I just perfected a two lane change move from right to left with a vehicle to my front and rear of the nearest left lane maybe about 50 yards apart moving approximately 20 mph on a one way street.
Get your front wheel's edge as linear to the lead vehicle's rear bumper as possible without going past then cut left, rotate the crank maybe once, pull a short leftward skid for speed adjustment and direction...
and daring style... then bam! You're two lanes over and ready to make your left hand turn! Oh yeah, be mindful of that far lane.
I love playing in traffic.