Quote Originally Posted by Moongidget View Post
Someone suggested to me since I was strong on the flats, and I like sorta pushing hard on the flats, that my 'best' strategy to gain whatever piece it is that I'm missing for climbing, was to lower the gears on the flats and just spin. I tried it and to me, it seemed stupid. More energy expended to go slower. Kinda took the fun out. Do any of you gals think spinning on the flats will help me climb?

I don't mean on the flat section of a climb, the suggestion was to always spin on an easier gear than where I'd normally be.
From my readings on uphill bike ridings...some people are more pedal mashers and other people are more pedal spinners. You sound like you are more of a pedal masher since you feel that you are spinning fast while losing energy and "losing fun". So, I think you should pick the style that you enjoy more and do better at. However, be forewarned, this statement is from a newbie.
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