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Becoming a master hill climber

Sky Fly · 2003-04-01T14:30:25+00:00

"How do I become good a climbing hills?" "Practice, my son. Lots of practice." "I find it's a hard grind climbing hills in my normal gear." "Then change down, my son. Go slowly but easily. As a wise man once said, 'Gears are replaceable - knees aren't'" "But I want to be able to zoom up hills, and I'm never going to do that if I stick to low gears!" "You could always increase your cadence..." "But there's a limit to how fast I can spin... I don't see professional cyclists spinning like crazy when they are climbing hills, so they must be using the big rings! Are their knees made of steel? How do they make the transition from climbing in low gears to climbing in high?" "Hmm, my son... you've got me there. I'll have to turn this one over to the members of u.r.c...."

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Sky Fly
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1 April 2003, 14:30 UTC #1

"How do I become good a climbing hills?"
"Practice, my son. Lots of practice."
"I find it's a hard grind climbing hills in my normal gear."
"Then change down, my son. Go slowly but easily. As a wise man once said, 'Gears are replaceable -
knees aren't'"
"But I want to be able to zoom up hills, and I'm never going to do that if I stick to low gears!"
"You could always increase your cadence..."
"But there's a limit to how fast I can spin... I don't see professional cyclists spinning like crazy
when they are climbing hills, so they must be using the big rings! Are their knees made of steel?
How do they make the transition from climbing in low gears to climbing in high?"
"Hmm, my son... you've got me there. I'll have to turn this one over to the members of u.r.c...."

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Wafflycathcsdir
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1 April 2003, 14:30 UTC #2

Quoted message said:
"But there's a limit to how fast I can spin... I don't see professional cyclists spinning like
crazy when they are climbing hills, so they must be using the big rings! Are their knees made of
steel? How do they make the transition from climbing in low gears to climbing in high?"
They are fit and practice *a lot* *regularly* with supervision of doctors and phyisotherapists ..
unlike, in all kindness, many a member of u.r.c. ;-)
Cheers, helen s
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Rob
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1 April 2003, 14:30 UTC #3

Sky Fly said:

"But there's a limit to how fast I can spin... I don't see professional cyclists spinning like
crazy when they are climbing hills,
You want to watch this Lance feller. Spins like crazy. And seems quite good too.

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Pete Biggs
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1 April 2003, 14:30 UTC #4

Sky Fly said:
"But there's a limit to how fast I can spin... I don't see professional cyclists spinning like
crazy when they are climbing hills, so they must be using the big rings! Are their knees made
of steel?
No, they take 'W' :-( Just say $hitmaNO, kids :-)
~PB

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Dave
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1 April 2003, 15:00 UTC #5

Try riding fixed for a while. Did wonders for my hillclimbing.
Regards Dave
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Sky Fly said:
"But there's a limit to how fast I can spin... I don't see professional cyclists spinning like
crazy when they are climbing hills, so they must be using the big rings! Are their knees made of
steel?
No, they take 'W' :-( Just say $hitmaNO, kids :-)
~PB

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Sky Fly
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1 April 2003, 19:00 UTC #6

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Quoted message said:
"But there's a limit to how fast I can spin... I don't see professional cyclists spinning like
crazy when they are climbing hills, so they must be using the big rings! Are their knees made of
steel? How do they make the transition from climbing in low gears to climbing in high?"
They are fit and practice *a lot* *regularly* with supervision of doctors and phyisotherapists ..
unlike, in all kindness, many a member of u.r.c. ;-)
Hmm... Helen, I see a chicken-and-egg scenario developing here.
"What gear do they practice in?"
"A high gear, of course - that's why they are professional. What sense would it make to practice in
a low gear if you want to be able to race up hills in a high gear?"
"But how do they become good enough to ride in in a high gear in the first place?"
"Practice!"
Or have I got it all wrong?
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Steve McGinty
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1 April 2003, 19:00 UTC #7

Sky Fly said:

"wafflycathcsdirtycatlitter" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
"But there's a limit to how fast I can spin... I don't see professional cyclists spinning like
crazy when they are climbing hills, so they must be using the big rings! Are their knees made of
steel? How do they make the transition from climbing in low gears to climbing in high?"
They are fit and practice *a lot* *regularly* with supervision of doctors and phyisotherapists ..
unlike, in all kindness, many a member of u.r.c. ;-)
Hmm... Helen, I see a chicken-and-egg scenario developing here.
"What gear do they practice in?"
"A high gear, of course - that's why they are professional. What sense would it make to practice in
a low gear if you want to be able to race up hills in a high gear?"
"But how do they become good enough to ride in in a high gear in the first place?"
"Practice!"
Or have I got it all wrong?
IME urc isn't that up on the in depth detail of pro cycling. You'd be better asking on the likes of
www.veloriders.co.uk or (feeling guilty about offering the lamb up to the slaughter, but hey it's 1
April) rec.bicycles.racing
Cheers! Stephen

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Alex Graham
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1 April 2003, 21:00 UTC #8

Dave said:
Try riding fixed for a while. Did wonders for my hillclimbing.
Tis true. Even a crapster fixed. Once you get the idea of spinning (I didnt have it before, and
didnt really notice as being 62kg or so I could get by, you will be more comfortable when
hillclimbing.
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Farmer Alfalfa
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2 April 2003, 05:00 UTC #9

"Sky Fly" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Hmm... Helen, I see a chicken-and-egg scenario developing here.
"What gear do they practice in?"
"A high gear, of course - that's why they are professional. What sense would it make to practice
in a low gear if you want to be able to race up hills in a high gear?"
"But how do they become good enough to ride in in a high gear in the first place?"
Gym work?
F A

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