Quote Originally Posted by redhot3368
I have such a hard time keeping a high cadence!! Mine goes WAY down when I am climbing. I climb really slow too, like 4 mph!! So is this correct, you need to be in lower gears to have a higher cadence??
I have issues with shifting and the gears too.
Doe's all this improve or get easier over time?I am always trying to work on my cadence and getting my average speed up and I often get frusterated!!

Karen
What kinds of speeds do you maintain when you're not doing a tough climb? I would say if you're dramatically slowing down your cadence for a hill, you're not downshifting enough, and that's why it's soooo haaaard... What kind of bike? Hybrid, road, etc.? On my road bike, I find it typically much easier on hills upping my cadence in a lower gear. But when I used to ride a hybrid, it wasn't nearly as easy on hills. For me, at least.