Originally Posted by
nowitsshowtime
Quick noob question, when you guys are really climbing up hills for a while, are you always seated or standing.
Im on about 65gi and when I have to climb my hill I can't decide what is easier, staying in the saddle or standing, and I don't know what the correct way is.
I was seated for the majority of the climb, but sitting as upright as I could to get leverage. Anything above 7-8% meant standing up was necessary just to turn the cranks, and on some of the longer 5-6% sections I would stand to "rest".
It's not as easy as climbing with gears, and there are some hills around here where I wouldn't be able to get up them without my 34/28 bail-out, but it was definitely satisfying to make it up to the various vista points on a SS.