Distances during the week

[Kitsune06]

... Climbing super steep hills....boobs to the tube, seat on or hovering on the nose of the saddle and a nice even/consistant cadence. Practicing technical climbing will help get you up super steep goat hills that many people can't ride.

Hmm... Oddly, when I try really steep hills, and I go 'boobs to the tube' I end up half-endoing, pulling the rear wheel way up. What am I doing wrong? If I don't totally lose contact with the rear wheel, it ends up at least spinning and not getting a 'bite' of the trail.

[DirtDiva]

The point of 'boobs to the tube' is to keep the front wheel on the ground. Perhaps you need to sit further back on your saddle when you're climbing to keep more weight over the back wheel. A higher gear will help with rear-wheel traction too. Might not help your legs go the distance, though...

[madisongrrl]

Hmm... Oddly, when I try really steep hills, and I go 'boobs to the tube' I end up half-endoing, pulling the rear wheel way up. What am I doing wrong? If I don't totally lose contact with the rear wheel, it ends up at least spinning and not getting a 'bite' of the trail.

I would look to one or more of the following:

1. Poor bike fit and bike set up
2. Leaning too far foward for the steepness of the hill
3. Pedaling technique...proper gearing and appropriate cadence.

Most people will end up popping a wheelie and falling backwards when they climb steep hills.....

[crazycanuck]

Thanks for the info ladies-My question has been answered actually in the new thread above!

FBG-I would love to be able to mtn bike during the week. At the moment we drive about 45min-1hr just to get to the area & it's not always feasible during the week.

So if we can't join the off road night rides, we have no choice but to do road riding...

I look fwd to sat & sunday....dirt, mud, hills!

c