I found my limit today
05-23-12, 05:00 PM
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I found my limit today
Apparently it is a 18% incline.
05-23-12, 05:05 PM
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Do some hill repeats, or ride a lot of hilly routes, and you'll make it up the hill sooner or later.
05-23-12, 05:14 PM
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https://app.strava.com/segments/1110792
Partly my fault because I did a sprint on what I thought was the top of the hill only to find out there was more after the curve. Wasted too much energy and I couldn't keep going.
Just got into road biking, but I am quickly improving. The route I do is all hills.
Partly my fault because I did a sprint on what I thought was the top of the hill only to find out there was more after the curve. Wasted too much energy and I couldn't keep going.
Just got into road biking, but I am quickly improving. The route I do is all hills.
05-23-12, 05:26 PM
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Found your limit like putting your foot down, or finding you limit like this:
https://youtu.be/_3bHNcO_Wwc
https://youtu.be/_3bHNcO_Wwc
05-23-12, 05:29 PM
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https://app.strava.com/segments/1110792
Partly my fault because I did a sprint on what I thought was the top of the hill only to find out there was more after the curve. Wasted too much energy and I couldn't keep going.
Just got into road biking, but I am quickly improving. The route I do is all hills.
Partly my fault because I did a sprint on what I thought was the top of the hill only to find out there was more after the curve. Wasted too much energy and I couldn't keep going.
Just got into road biking, but I am quickly improving. The route I do is all hills.
05-23-12, 05:59 PM
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Limits are temporary.
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05-23-12, 06:00 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
18% certainly sucks, 25% is much worse though. 
Now, time for some intervals.
Now, time for some intervals.
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05-23-12, 06:52 PM
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I found my limits at that grade a few times last Saturday at the Arcadia's Brute ride in Wisconsin. I still need to shed my winter weight plus 5 pounds and I should be good to go.
05-23-12, 07:36 PM
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05-23-12, 08:14 PM
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i lie on an 18% hill. when i get to the bottom of said hill, i have three road choices. all are minimum 12%.
sometimes i just walk.
sometimes i just walk.
05-23-12, 08:42 PM
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Found mine on a road up to the Thomas Hill Standpipe in Bangor. I made it about 2/3 of the way up. I was standing on the pedals in my 30-28 gear going nowhere. I managed to unclip before falling over and walked threst of the way.
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I do 23.8%(for 7 city blocks) daily, it was tough @ first, now it's a breeze.
I can do it 3 times before I get a little winded, & I never have to tell my legs to STFU.
Embrace the hills, you can't avoid them unless you live in the Prairies.
"What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger."
I can do it 3 times before I get a little winded, & I never have to tell my legs to STFU.
Embrace the hills, you can't avoid them unless you live in the Prairies.
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When I ride in Richmond the headwind is crazy, but I love it!!!
(Below sea level, right next to where river meets the sea, formerly all farmland.)
BTW:
I have family who moved here from Chi-Town, they love it here.
I need to go to Chi-Town to visit all the good restaurants. I know I'll come back 20 lbs over weight.
I need some of the Chi-Town Pizza! I luv me some pie!!!
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I have always gotten up steep grades, probably because my bike has a triple.
The one time I could not go up a hill no matter how hard I tired was when I tried going up a 30% grade(private road) on a folding bike. Really want to try that road on my road bike now.
And don't worry, soon that 18% grade will be easy
The one time I could not go up a hill no matter how hard I tired was when I tried going up a 30% grade(private road) on a folding bike. Really want to try that road on my road bike now.
And don't worry, soon that 18% grade will be easy
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I have always gotten up steep grades, probably because my bike has a triple.
The one time I could not go up a hill no matter how hard I tired was when I tried going up a 30% grade(private road) on a folding bike. Really want to try that road on my road bike now.
And don't worry, soon that 18% grade will be easy
The one time I could not go up a hill no matter how hard I tired was when I tried going up a 30% grade(private road) on a folding bike. Really want to try that road on my road bike now.
And don't worry, soon that 18% grade will be easy
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15 pounds off (according to analyticcycling anyway) will bring that 5mph crawl into the 300W range for me which is hard but doable.
05-24-12, 10:34 AM
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