What is a "pure climber"

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Originally Posted by ny biker

Whatever a pure climber is, I am the opposite.

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An impure climber?

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Originally Posted by Eden

We had a "slow race" up a hill on the team ride the other week. Two of us actually managed to make our speedometers read 0.... (though I may have an advantage because mine only reads out in increments of .5). It's actually not a bad skill to practice - improves your bike handling a lot to go very slowly and try hard to not wobble.

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Yes....this is a good bike handling exercise. In patrol bike school (granted, on mountain bikes) we do a LOT of slow bike exercises....one is an 8ft box...we try to fit three bikes circling in an 8 foot coned box. It is very hard, as you have to be almost wheel to wheel. We start with one (hard enough), add a second (very hard) and then a third joins in. Another is a cone drill involving slow weaving through very tightly spaced cones....in, out, figure 8, in, out figure 8.

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Originally Posted by malkin

An impure climber?

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I'm an impure climber, and proud of it. :D :D

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Originally Posted by malkin

An impure climber?

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OK that sounds like you should have a big red scarlet letter on your jersey, LOL :D

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Originally Posted by kenyonchris

Yes....this is a good bike handling exercise. In patrol bike school (granted, on mountain bikes) we do a LOT of slow bike exercises....one is an 8ft box...we try to fit three bikes circling in an 8 foot coned box. It is very hard, as you have to be almost wheel to wheel. We start with one (hard enough), add a second (very hard) and then a third joins in. Another is a cone drill involving slow weaving through very tightly spaced cones....in, out, figure 8, in, out figure 8.

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The one and only time I mt biked we did this as a warm up. We did it out in the grass - with the added bit that it was last man standing and physical contact was allowable...if you got bumped out of the box or fell down you were out....

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Originally Posted by malkin

An impure climber?

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I used to be Snow White, but I drifted...