Quote Originally Posted by tctrek View Post
+1 on that! My problem is I ride 3 mph better than I walk up hills. So, I have mastered sitting up, gripping the bars and mozying up the hill at speeds slower than most people walk!
This made me laugh because today I was trying to catch up with some people walking up a hill a ways up ahead of me, but at about 3.8 mph, I could not for the life of me catch up to them. It made me seriously consider getting off and walking. Although it is hard to walk in cycling shoes.

Back to the shifting thing...I like to spin fast and easy instead of trying to stay in a harder gear. And I can't stand up and pedal...don't know why but I just can't do it. I find that I make it up the hill in about the same time whether I am spinning or mashing. And mashing is too hard and it hurts my knees. All in all though, any way you get to the top is fine. Walking the bike or riding the bike...it's getting to the top that counts.