Dude, where are my legs? "after a bump"
07-29-11, 10:35 AM
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You are dropping to a low gear to pull away from the stop sign aren't you? If you're getting your speed up and then just stopping and trying to pull away in a high gear that could explain why you have trouble.
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If you're feeling the burn just above your knees, try doing squats when not on the bike. I actually put some weights in a backpack and climbed up and down my stairs at home as many times as I could a few times, since that will accurately recreated pedaling (as opposed to one squat and then a short recovery.) It should make your uphill hammering be less miserable. I know it made my hammering a little more potent on this uphills, as well as my straight line speed.
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