Walking up hills
04-07-22, 08:48 PM
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04-08-22, 08:07 AM
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I think people produce bicycle pedalling power much like an electric motor. At a low rpm/cadence we can produce many times our average torque for a short time without any I'll effects. Which is why on a single speed bike, and multi speed bikes left in normal cruising gear, many folks have no problem accelerating from a stop or climbing some hills. With a little extra effort you might be surprised at what you can climb in a higher gear with multi speed bikes.
That said, For sustained moderate or steeper climbs a lower gear option is highly recommended to reduce stress on our knees and prevent burning out our leg muscles. Also, some people like myself prefer the option of a selectable cadence for a given speed. In my case it may not be necessary though because of the mostly flat terrain here. Most hills can be climbed in a normal cruising gear of 62 or 70 gear inches with some extra effort. Often I don't even bother to downshift.
That said, For sustained moderate or steeper climbs a lower gear option is highly recommended to reduce stress on our knees and prevent burning out our leg muscles. Also, some people like myself prefer the option of a selectable cadence for a given speed. In my case it may not be necessary though because of the mostly flat terrain here. Most hills can be climbed in a normal cruising gear of 62 or 70 gear inches with some extra effort. Often I don't even bother to downshift.
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04-08-22, 01:25 PM
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04-08-22, 02:48 PM
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04-08-22, 02:51 PM
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Nothin' wrong with walking occasionally. Actually I take it that I'm geared right.
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04-08-22, 03:15 PM
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Can't we do both?
- I had already caught Zach's new video but Terry B, yeah that guy has some editing skills. plus it's fun when he rides or films where I ride.
Had to change the subject
there aren't a lot of high hills around here...
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04-08-22, 04:39 PM
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That bridge riding looks very claustrophobic to me.
Those harsh surfaces on all sides would take the peaceful element out of my ride.
But good on those that can adapt and enjoy it.
Those harsh surfaces on all sides would take the peaceful element out of my ride.
But good on those that can adapt and enjoy it.
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04-08-22, 05:23 PM
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That's fair.
Plus - I lived in Brooklyn a long time ago so it's nice to revisit places I've been and enjoyed riding. Helps motivate me to ride further.
over the winter the roads got icy in places and I realized late one night during a fast decent on the Willamsburg bridge that the risk was pretty jackass(especially with the vintage integrated time trial bars I'd been using).
but the views are nice.
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04-09-22, 05:53 PM
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Over the years I've dialed in my gearing to be around 70 GIs. Around here it's flat enough where that works out. But if I go down towards the river, the hills are beyond reasonable for me to do without injury of some sort. In the past, determination had me tackling those hills ("successfully") but my feet fell victim and I wrote it off to never again. So, no qualms walking my bike up any crazy slope that would inflict unnecessary pain.
