Hitting a wall on hills.

[Biciclista]

just to counter what parity said; I won't work hard enough to puke. sorry... I would rather push the bike up the hill on foot than push my body to the puking point.

[parity]

just to counter what parity said; I won't work hard enough to puke. sorry... I would rather push the bike up the hill on foot than push my body to the puking point.

Not to side track this thread but I have never puked myself but have felt it in my stomach like I was about to a few times. Then there was the time I got tunnel vision and thought I may pass out. Good times.

[Owlie]

I tried my hill again today. I started up at a more moderate pace and blew up where the incline changes. I ended up walking the last quarter of it. I can assign some of the blame to not eating enough and to really pushing on the flats (new speed records there!). Perhaps tomorrow...

[Crankin]

Not necessary to puke.

[ny biker]

Like the joke about how you get to Carnegie Hall, hills require practice. I am lucky to live in a hilly area, so I can plan routes where I just ride up and down hills for 20 miles if I need the training. In the 'hood where I live I can ride in a circle up and down the same hill over and over. There's a limit to how fast I try to go because I'm not a fan of triggering asthma attacks, but hill repeats do make me a little faster and they make the hills easier.

Is there anyplace you can do something similar?

[drgynfyr]

dont feel bad, i still cant do the hills and i've been riding for about 8 months. just keep trying... and wear gear (it makes you more confident to try). I'm one to talk though i still freak out about half way up and end up walking...

you arent alone !

[Owlie]

What I think is funny is that I have fewer problems on steep ones than I do on not-so-steep ones. Those long, shallow climbs suck it out of me. I had some issues early this summer with it, but I got over it. I haven't done much riding (or anything else) so my fitness is an issue here.

No real hilly rides here, but this one isn't too bad to do intervals on. It's easier than the parallel street, anyway--there's no stop sign in the middle of it! (Much nicer pavement, too!) I'll do that tomorrow, I think, and skip the speeding along on the flats.

[OakLeaf]

I totally hear you. I did a ride from Dallas with my sister a couple of years ago, and those 4-5% grades were just KILLING me! My legs don't have a gear for that stuff!

[bikegrrl]

I've had joggers pass me. Embarrasing until one of them slowed down and told me my saddle was too low. He was right. I worked to get my seat up at the right position and its been much easier to take the hills since then