I blew it!

Bill Baka said:

Pat said:

Quoted message said:

>I have found that on very steep hills, I can get out of the
>saddle and my pedal will not budge and I have to rock the bike
>and use my upper body to turn over the pedals. Now I am talking
>about very steep (right around 20%).

I think your math is wrong. A 20% hill is extremely steep. I just
went up an 8% hill last Saturday and it was really tough.

Try some rolling hills and you will see why us average types get out
of the saddle. I navigate one section of about 4 miles of
up/down/up/down....
These are only about 30-40 foot rises but coming down one and having
some speed built up it is only natural to want to keep it, so I stand
up and attack the next hill with the momentum I have. This allows me
to keep my speed going uphill and not have to downshit

Downshitting is the usual method, of course.

Upshitting could be quite useful in making cars stop tailgating,
though.

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Bill Baka said:

You have an inclinometer? Not just the one in your head? Where can I get
one?

I have the one that they sell at

http://www.velimpex.com

I got it at The Bicycle Outfitter in Los Altos.

Dennis Ferguson

On 11 Aug 2004 05:27:07 GMT, Dennis Ferguson <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Bill Baka said:

You have an inclinometer? Not just the one in your head? Where can I get
one?

I have the one that they sell at

http://www.velimpex.com

I got it at The Bicycle Outfitter in Los Altos.

Dennis Ferguson

Cool toy. Now I know what to look for. I don't know that I want to
know how steep I am going downhill, just have I got the nards for
it or not.
Thanks,
Bill Baka

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