Going uphill

David Waters said:

Doing my usual 50mile weekend ride, from Manchester to
Buxton and bike (taking in the hills of course 😉) I
noticed that the Galaxy goes up hills a lot more sluggishly
than my mtb. Why is that a £1000 bike takes more out of me
than a £200 bike? Surely the Glaxy is designed for road
riding and should go up better? The mtb is lighter which
could make a difference i suppose.

Going uphill weight is hugely important.

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Does the riding position make much of a difference or
not really?

The classic seated hill climbing position on a road bike is
to sit more upright with the hands on the tops of the bars.

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David Waters said:

Doing my usual 50mile weekend ride, from Manchester to
Buxton and bike (taking in the hills of course 😉) I
noticed that the Galaxy goes up hills a lot more
sluggishly than my mtb. Why is that a £1000 bike takes
more out of me than a £200 bike? Surely the Glaxy is
designed for road riding and should go up better? The
mtb is lighter which could make a difference i suppose.
Does the riding position make much of a difference or
not really?

Weight, and you can use your upper body more on an MTB
because the bars are wider. A light, unsuspended MTB with
slicks climbs faster than anything except a "hill climb"
bike, which is a 15-16lb track bike with a big sprocket.

Zog The Undeniable said:

David Waters said:

Doing my usual 50mile weekend ride, from Manchester to
Buxton and bike (taking in the hills of course 😉) I
noticed that the Galaxy goes up hills a lot more
sluggishly than my mtb. Why is that a £1000 bike takes
more out of me than a £200 bike? Surely the Glaxy is
designed for road riding and should go up better? The mtb
is lighter which could make a difference i suppose. Does
the riding position make much of a difference or not
really?

Weight, and you can use your upper body more on an MTB
because the bars are wider. A light, unsuspended MTB with
slicks climbs faster than anything except a "hill climb"
bike, which is a 15-16lb track bike with a big sprocket.

ahhh that must be why my mtb eats hills then! It has nice
slicks on it!

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Weight, and you can use your upper body more on an MTB
because the bars are wider. A light, unsuspended MTB
with slicks climbs faster than anything except a "hill
climb" bike, which is a 15-16lb track bike with a big
sprocket.

ahhh that must be why my mtb eats hills then! It has nice
slicks on it!

You might also find that you have different gear ratios at
your disposal on the two bikes. I'd anticipate that the MTB
will have lower gears than the Galaxy.

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Weight, and you can use your upper body more on an MTB
because the bars are wider. A light, unsuspended MTB
with slicks climbs faster than anything except a "hill
climb" bike, which is a 15-16lb track bike with a big
sprocket.

ahhh that must be why my mtb eats hills then! It has nice
slicks on it!

You might also find that you have different gear ratios at
your disposal on the two bikes. I'd anticipate that the MTB
will have lower gears than the Galaxy.

Following on from David Waters's message. . .

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Doing my usual 50mile weekend ride, from Manchester to
Buxton and bike (taking in the hills of course 😉) I
noticed that the Galaxy goes up hills a lot more sluggishly
than my mtb. Why is that a £1000 bike takes more out of me
than a £200 bike? Surely the Glaxy is designed for road
riding and should go up better? The mtb is lighter which
could make a difference i suppose. Does the riding position
make much of a difference or not really?

Just a thought. You'll have got used to certain gear
combinations and the 'comfey' (to suit according to
conditions) one where you can get settled-in for maximum
thrust at sustained output is not going to be as easy to
get right on your new bike. Possibly there is a need, but
psychological resistance, to drop down a ring due to
larger wheels.

[I speak as somebody who does far fewer miles than you at a
time and would sell my bike if it involved having to cycle
up the Pennines. Hills - Just say No!]

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Weight, and you can use your upper body more on an MTB
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are wider. A light, unsuspended MTB with slicks climbs
faster than anything except a "hill climb" bike, which
is a 15-16lb track bike

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a big sprocket.

ahhh that must be why my mtb eats hills then! It has
nice slicks on it!

You might also find that you have different gear ratios at
your disposal

on

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the two bikes. I'd anticipate that the MTB will have lower
gears than the Galaxy.

Not that will make a difference on road - Galaxy has 26x32,
which is really quite low. (I'd only want lower on road for
loaded touring or for a tandem)

cheers, clive

Soup popped his head over the parapet,saw what was going
on and said

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Doing my usual 50mile weekend ride, from Manchester to
Buxton and bike (taking in the hills of course 😉) I
noticed that the Galaxy goes up hills a lot more
sluggishly than my mtb. Why is that a £1000 bike takes
more out of me than a £200 bike? Surely the Glaxy is
designed for road riding and should go up better? The
mtb is lighter which could make a difference i suppose.
Does the riding position make much of a difference or
not really?

All the other reasons/responses plus the frame geometry
MAY be more suitable for riding uphills on your ATB.
Just my thoughts no proof whatsoever.

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