Quote Originally Posted by lph View Post
Just to add another perspective - I love standing to climb and will stand at the drop of a hat. My legs burn a lot more if I sit all the time, it feels as if I really need that change in position. I've read too that standing uses more energy, but to me it really doesn't feel that way. I think people just are built differently, with a preference to the one or the other. But when I stand, I really stand, punching out each pedal stroke, no hovering, and try to straighten my legs completely every now and then to stretch out the kinks.
This is kind of my take, too...plus standing gets me up the hill faster. My asthma tends to kick in the longer it takes me to crest a hill.