Originally Posted by piwonka

i haven't gone up any of the really bad hills on my track bike. i've done some short ones. it's all about keeping your cadence up. if you know it's gonna be hard, sprint into the hill and then keep that speed up or let it die down to the cadence you feel good at. 50x18 all the time. that's a good gear that allows me to ride pretty fast and still stop pretty easy. compromise.

i've gone down one of the bad hills in austin on my track bike (Mt. Bonnell)*...we took a different route up (balcones woods dr.) though because we had riders that would not have made it up the steep way...if the hills are rolling you just keep your cadence high and carry your speed through the hills.