When do you Stand on the Climb?
Staying in the Saddle
- More efficient since all the oxygen can go to your legs
- Leg strength will improve
- Increased coordination in transferring the drive from one leg to another
Standing in the Saddle
- Produce higher power outputs for steed gradients
- Standing from time to time will keep you in better shape
- Can be used to attack and accelerate up hill
Weighty Issues
- Most of the best climbers weight (in pounds) no more than twice their height in inches. So a 6ft rider would weight approximately 144pds.
Tips for Climbing
- Look ahead
- Ride at your own pace
- Move towards the front of the group at the beginning of climbs to give yourself slipping room
- Time when to change into an easier gear so you don’t lose momentum.
More cycling tips are available in the SIRC Collection.
1 comment:
Climbing simply put is the sport of manual ascent and has now taken the form of a fully fledged sport. But, climbing should not be taken lightly. It is an advanced skill and training is a must to practice and participate in this sport.
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