hill repeats?

[SadieKate]

Ooh, Veronica, we're just going to have to take her to Briones where you can ride through the poo and fling it at those behind you.

PS - no poo on Tam

[maillotpois]

[QUOTE=SadieKate
PS - no poo on Tam[/QUOTE]

Well I do know that because I live on it. (Tam, not poo.) Actually, I'm sure there is poo on it, just not on the fire road and not cow poo.

[Nanci]

If you hate that MTB, I bet there are people who'd consider it a classic they'd like to have...

I think standing on an MTB is more difficult. There really isn't any technical road climbing- no obstacles to go over while climbing. It takes a ton of strength to deal with logs, rocks, waterbars, etc. while climbing- plus then you have to worry about pedal strike, too!

Nanci

[SadieKate]

Well I do know that because I live on it. (Tam, not poo.) Actually, I'm sure there is poo on it, just not on the fire road and not cow poo.

But puppy and horse poo don't fling as well.

[SadieKate]

Standing on dirt vs road -- I don't think either one is harder than the other. On the dirt, there are times you have to so I guess necessity makes it easy. It becomes 2nd nature. The whole pedal strike/ratchet thing takes brain power but it isn't always necessary.

[luv'nAustin]

Great tips everyone! I love to stand on the hills, it makes them much easier for me. In fact, sometimes it makes me feel as if I'm cheating!

[Nanci]

At least on a road bike, you don't flip over backwards if you can't keep going!!

Nanci

[li10up]

Great tips everyone! I love to stand on the hills, it makes them much easier for me. In fact, sometimes it makes me feel as if I'm cheating!

I'm just up the road from you in Waco. Do you ever ride up here?

[SadieKate]

There is this stupid little hill on one of our routes. I hated it as a newbie and I've always wondered why it is such an annoyance. It is in full sun but it is short. Had my new computer on yesterday (Cliclo 434) and discovered that the hill just gets steeper and steeper, topping out at 9%. Now, I don't feel so bad about the cuss words I used to yell at it.