Yes, you definitely have to ride a fine line here (pardon the pun!) I have asthma and am small (so have much smaller lungs than Lance!), so gearing down and spinning fast can really challenge my lungs; and yet, using too high a gear to climb and attempting to use more quads and glutes can be tough on my 44-year old knees (and my healing pelvis). It's hard to get just the right gear to balance the breathing issues and the structural issues, but I keep working on it. I find if I resist the urge to gear all the way down, my speed is much better, but I have to be careful not to go too far in the other direction either!
Emily
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07-31-2005, 11:27 AM #3
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