Climbing technique: what to do with your arms?

[alpinerabbit]

The pulling on the bars would become necessary at 15-20% grade or something. Or a sprint. But it would never be a frantic jerking on the bars, just sort of a supporting motion.

Below that kind of grade, just relax. And you want to do most of your climbing seated because standing wears you out. Only to change the rhythm a bit on a long climb, or relax your back muscles / give your quads some relief on a very long or hard climb.

Oh and do like Lance says: never look at the top of the hill. You only see the 3-4 meters in front of your bike. Suddenly you're up there. It's psychological, but looking at the top of the hill makes it ever so much harder.

[RoadRaven]

Oh and do like Lance says: never look at the top of the hill. You only see the 3-4 meters in front of your bike. Suddenly you're up there. It's psychological, but looking at the top of the hill makes it ever so much harder.

YUP. This is what I do. I am not a hill climber per se... or rather, I do climb hills - but much much more slowly than most of the people I ride or race with.

Looking just in front gets me to the top much more easily than watching where I am trying to get to.

[sundial]

So true!

[KSH]

I guess I'm a bit too cynical... but here's this guy (?) who just started posting on the board... says he's been riding 15 years... and has all these crazy questions.

I'm sorry, but I have a really hard time believing that a guy/gal who has ridden a bike for 15 years doesn't know what do with their arms (???) while climing a hill.

I am a cyclist for past 15 years..so my question is can i jog daily to avoid my muscle pulls when i ride...

If this is a REAL question... please excuse my post... it just sounds a little crazy to me.

[alpinerabbit]

Yeah I was wondering too. Also the bizarre links in the sig line that I haven't dared touch.
Well I've touched them now... and they are to an arabic message board. Who knows what is being discussed there.

[sundial]

Maybe he's a troll?

[mimitabby]

maybe his mastery of English isn't so good and #1 he doesn't know team Estrogen is referring to a female hormone; and #2 he doesn't know how to ask the questions he's trying to ask.