Catrin
06-09-2010, 04:55 PM
I only had time to ride for an hour tonight, so that is what I did. I wanted to go to my fav country roads, but with only an hour I went to my faithful park - this is the one with a monster hill. We don't have many of those in Indianapolis, and up until a month ago I was intimidated by it because I had to go so slow and as this is the main drive through the park it gets busy with cars, joggers, and cyclists.
This evening I made it all the way up the hill and my speed averaged between 8 and 11 on the up-hill side! Whoo hoooo! Sure there were cyclists who passed me going up hill faster, but that's ok. They have been riding for longer than December 15, 2009 :)
I still like mashing gears better than spinning with lower resistance, and I don't understand that... I guess because I can feel the gear beneath me while spinning in an easier gear just isn't the same....but I have no problem finding those easier gears when I need to. That happens a lot :)
This evening I made it all the way up the hill and my speed averaged between 8 and 11 on the up-hill side! Whoo hoooo! Sure there were cyclists who passed me going up hill faster, but that's ok. They have been riding for longer than December 15, 2009 :)
I still like mashing gears better than spinning with lower resistance, and I don't understand that... I guess because I can feel the gear beneath me while spinning in an easier gear just isn't the same....but I have no problem finding those easier gears when I need to. That happens a lot :)