From reading up old threads on how to build speed and climbing strength, I gather the next thing for me to do once my bike comes back from CA is hill repeats. I s'pose I could also use them to learn how to hit the right gear at the right time going into a hill. I should maybe have posted this under "tips", but I figured this is the area where generous experts drop by to help out us newbies. So any tips to offer this newby? Such as:
- what kind of hill should I look for to practice on?
- how many repeats should I start out with?
- in theory, when should I be downshifting? before the hill? just at the bottom of the hill? up a ways when I start feeling the need?