Funny, I have been paying it long enough, yes i know its motor tax but most people i know in Ireland seem to call it 'road tax' but hey i am glad you felt the need to post here and correct me and using capital letters no less. Nothing like capital letters to get your point across, from this day forth i shall never call it road tax again.
The hardest thing for me was to get my cadence up to 85-90 going uphill. I do stay on my seat off and on but chose to get up during a turn/apex-bend. I find this very helpful. I think the biggest thing for me is to stay as relaxed as much as possible. Your body and bike will thank you for it!
I think you can't stress enough how important it is to stay relaxed. I remember my first attempts to climb a mountain. I went far too quick and completely exhausted myself one third up - a very embarrassing experience.
My two preferred techniques for steep bits of hill are to sit in the saddle and spin really fast in a low gear (up to 110 rpm), or to stand out of the saddle (at about 65-75 rpm max), locking the leg that's on the pedal going down, pulling slightly with my arm to increase the weight on the pedal whilst pulling up with the other leg. I make sure that any weight is off the pedal by 6 o'clock in the stroke. I don't want to waste any power dissipating in the muscles as my leg bends.
i means to keep the tension down on the chain...when you're climbing and you start to feel a stronger tension you're falling back on the gear and almost instantly you've lost over half or your climbing power...basically keep your cadence up around 85 to 100 and you should be golden!
I've climbed the Mont Ventoux this summer. My first mountain, first drive on a professionals carbon bike.. Allthough the bike was featherlight, I expected to fly up the mountain... but only got an 10,8 km average, I gave it my all. Still, looking at tour de france etappes it always seemed so effortless to me.. But it all costs sooooo much energy.. cool vid
It certainly is. Everyone is different and will find different techniques will help them. There isn't one be all and end all solution. Look at the Armstrong Ullrich battles. Armstrong uses a much higher cadence whereas Ullrich powers up the climbs. Sure experts might say that Armstrong is more efficient and able to pedal for longer, but powering up the climbs on a bigger gear worked for Ullrich.
this video is nice, but like the guy said at the beginning, it's not about the technique but about what you feel comfortable with. i never watched that video and i'm doing the same things when climbing mountains, it just comes naturally. of course it's nice to have some sort of "affirmation".
@SgtGe0 Mike rides a Double. It's a Compact however 50/34 with 12/25 Cassette. I also use this set-up. It's pretty damn good for riding in the mountain. You could event use a 27 on the back which isnt that far off from your granny gear on a triple.
Use the front brake mostly to slow you down except if you are already turning. If you are just use the rear one with care not to block it and skid. In moderate energy stops you can use both brakes to distribute wear and tear.
@13tarmac 1st, base training: Go slow - very slow. Go long - very very long. Keep that up for about at least 3 months. By then, you'll have increased your cardio efficiency greatly and your avg speed significantly. Then increase intensity to a notch or two below anaerobic intensity... continue going long (at least 18 hours a week). If you can keep that up for >1year, don't be surprised if those guys climbing mega hills at mega speed on TV suddenly don't look nearly as amazing as they used to.
@pojan995 @fizzhogg a 'gear getting on top of you' just means you're probably pushing too hard and should rather go to a lower 'easier' gear and spin more. however, this is different for each rider. Jan Ullrich loved the big gears while Lance was better in lower gears, but dont imitate the pros, ride the gear that 'feels' most natural to YOU. There are no rules, just guidelines. Ride lots, ride save.
Just like he says its different for other people, i have more of a body type like this dude and just like he says im off the saddle for much longer most likely because we can support our body weight while standing cause we weigh less, when i ride with friends they have much larger legs and weigh more and our riding style and gears we are in change. Just like he says on the vid best thing to do is experience the more you ride the more your going to know what gears and how you need to be positiond
@Fudgular The advantage of clipless pedals is that while when riding with out them, your source of power is derived from the leg pushing down one either one of the peadals alowing you some power, clipless pedals or clip pedals alow you to push down on one side and pull up on the other alowing you greater spead and power while also alowing you to keep your body from shifting back and forth so much. Riding clipless is the best way to derive power from your legs. most competitive cylists ride clip.
@bluesman979 I agree with you on hydration, but not food. Nutrient energy is mandatory, but any digesting food takes up a lot of energy and saps away the strength you would otherwise have. . Go bike to a buffet on an empty stomach, consider how you felt on the way out there, pig out, then ride home with a big gut full of food, and compare that feeling to the feeling of the way out there. Digestion sucks up A LOT of energy--if you're going to eat right before a ride, keep it liquid.
@johntkucz That's why you lean back on the seat when descending, to keep your weight over the seat and away from the handlebars so you won't flip over. Try it out.
@gmspeedfreak High res version of all 5 Survival Guides on Vimeo. Please see link in video description. This video was uploaded in 2007 - long before TH-cam offered high quality conversions. A TH-cam replacement feature to upgrade older videos would also be nice!
So true, no buying super light bike, but be super light instead :) Unfortunately I'm quite chubby and having heavy bike doesn't help either , but I still love it!!!:)))
@madascene99 Standing is good for using different muscle groups, which helps with fatigue. Also good for getting over short steep kick-ups, but good standing technique is everything.
@bluesman979 I'm not saying don't eat when on multi-day tours or before going on a day-long ride----you absolutely need the energy---but if you eat a big solid meal right before starting to ride, the energy your body is sucking up for digestion makes riding very difficult, counteracting the energy gain . Its much better to either wait an hour before riding after a meal, or (preferably) keep it to a liquid diet, which requires extremely little energy for digestion, and gives lots of quick energy
Here in the states motorcycles, scooters, and the like who are capable to ride in between cars, in traffic, are permitted to do so. I agree with the lack of respect for cars, with a hit me or go around attitude, never expecting to get hit, its a real problem. But that is a learned attitude for the countless times cars have run us off the side or cut us off braked and turned in front of us only for us to hit the back of the car or risk our lives by jumping into traffic.
Do you ever hold the bottom of the handlebars? I have bar ends instead and wonder if this puts me at a disadvantage as I used to hold the bottoms of my racing bars for sprinting. Having said that, the riding position (holding the bar bottoms) meant that I didn't see the car that turned and hit me... and I was doing a high speed so maybe not so safe?
Best advice i've ever gotten...Take the fast roads at night, and tour the touring roads slowly during the day. I do all of my gut checking at night and at a fairly safe pace(6-8 tenths). Less people, less cops, less bikers, less bullshit. Worst accident was murdering a few Possums. ;)
I have a tip, bring leg warmers! Last summer (2010) I cycling up the tourmalet with my dad, im 15 btw, my legs were shaking violently on the way back down from the cold! Had to warm then up in a hand dryer from a cafe a mile down from the summit. It was the stage after the finish at the summit where Contador and Shlek finished together.
@chrisbear08 yes it is a serious question It has been suggested that cycling with raised saddle seat for 18 to 20 miles everyday would increase the shinbone length by 1/4 inch every 2 or 3 weeks. It's very difficult but someone out there should experiment & report back their progress! if anyone knows that this works for making legs longer
Watching this video makes me miss living in a great riding area Iike in this video. PS I almost always climb seated in the saddle and often push the big chain ring. I loved living near Mt Baldy CA where I would climb Glendora Mt Road up to Baldy Lodge each Sunday. I would time myself from the yellow road closed barrier in Glendora til I pulled up at Baldy Lodge and try to beat my previous best time each ride. I called it setting my Petsonal World Record.
I saw in another video, something that really helped for climbing, it was just doing sets, by example pedaling with power 5 times with your right foot, (relaxing your left foot), and then 5 times with your left foot (relaxing your right foot), then 4 and 4, 3-3, 2-2, 1-1, and start again, i found it very good for saving energy, anyone else does that??, do you think is a good advice?
hello there. cycle film. i have a question for you... i ride and train almost every day on mountains. but i use a mountain bike. my question. is. should i go for heavy gear. or should i use the spinning technique i just want to improve myself. on hill clibs. any suggestions
@Lax1996chris Exactly .it's also called pedaling "in cercle" Very efficient technique when pushing a big gear ou climbing mountain but you can use it all the time.It's not an intuitive technique so you need to practice.You can use strapped pedal too to obtain the circle effect but I don't recommand it because straps are dangerous if you need to stop in a hurry.
I just do 300 watts 90rpm. North of 90 I tend to lose some efficiency tested when I got tired faster at level 14 96rpm (breathing a bit more, legs jelly) than level 15 90rpm trying to make 300 watts on a Gym Bike. I take a triple chainring and hardly ever get out of the saddle apart from to relieve soreness. For me, standing works best at 60-70 rpm otherwise I can't transfer weight over fast enough and absorb power in the other leg.
@s0012823 you are absolutely incorrect. firstly, the word is cadence, not cadans. secondly, any new rider is perfectly cable of spinning 80-90rpm without risk of overstressing the heart. the primary driver of heart rate is terrain and gear selection. for any given terrain, an easier gear will lead to a faster cadence, and an easier gear leads to a lower heart rate, not a higher one.
@chrisbear08 but have you been raising your seat were your toes could barely touch the pedals because thats what makes your legs to grow the stretching and the force constantly doing it
@johntkucz You should definitely try a road bike out, the handlebars aren't scary, lol, they're different from mtn bike handlebars, but one you figure the shifting out, peace of cake. Tbh, I haven't ridden my mtn bike in over a year, but I do think the handle bars for roadbikes are generally lower. Again you don't need to do the scooching back all the time, just when descending, & even then only on very downhill descends
first rule is to ride on as narrow of a road as you can find. second is to ride on the busiest day. third is to ride in the middle of the lane or ride side by side with friends. fourth is to slow down as much as possible at a blind corner so the cars piling up behind you cant pass you safely. fifth is to pretend like you are the only person on the road.
no i get what ur saying. i find it hard to stay over the gear alot of the times especially when standing because im about 200 lbs, and i go much to fast if im in a low gear. is it ok to raise my gear to keep a comfortable cadence to compensate for my weight?
shift during the dead spot in the pedal stroke, use mainly your front brake when you really want to slow down, don't slam on the brakes use modulation. Don't ever brake at the apex of a turn brake going in and you should be able to pedal out. That's what I've learned thus far but there are forums to better answer your question
Neither my legs nor my lungs will allow me to tackle even the softest gradient these days... Take my hat off to the climbers in the tours who tackle these climbs and the guys who haul their bodies over the mountains in their wake.....
@mpbaker22 Yeah, haha I live in Scotland and use my dad's mountain bike to visit my friends in surrounding villages, around 12 miles there and back on average. I'm 17 and not unfit but I was just coming up the valley into my village from the river-crossing, a 1 mile climb, going like 10mph and breathing heavy and then a guy like this just passes me by with ease, giving me a casual "How's it going?" before cruising off, and I'm like, how?!??!
technically yes but i do a 7 mile round trip of leeds and the traffic is a nightmare if youre going up hill so i have to use the path sometimes i do a 30 mile round trip and use the path the police don,t bother about it as long as you,re careful the other week i rode in dense fog without lights and got away with it wouldn,t recomend it
does anyone else love how he passes the guy on the other bike ... just blows by him. I know the guy obviously isn't serious about biking, but passing people like that feels awesome ... while getting passed like that kind of sucks
I love the climbs, they relax me , I get more tired on the flats. In climbs I can transfer almost all weight to the feet, and relax back and.. and the butt:)).
Funny, I have been paying it long enough, yes i know its motor tax but most people i know in Ireland seem to call it 'road tax' but hey i am glad you felt the need to post here and correct me and using capital letters no less. Nothing like capital letters to get your point across, from this day forth i shall never call it road tax again.
At last someone has made a great video on ; "Riding in the mountains ". Thanks !
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The hardest thing for me was to get my cadence up to 85-90 going uphill. I do stay on my seat off and on but chose to get up during a turn/apex-bend. I find this very helpful. I think the biggest thing for me is to stay as relaxed as much as possible. Your body and bike will thank you for it!
I think you can't stress enough how important it is to stay relaxed. I remember my first attempts to climb a mountain. I went far too quick and completely exhausted myself one third up - a very embarrassing experience.
Pentrofolas down to Betsw y coed in North Wales what a rush seven miles down, great stuff
Thanks for the advice. Going to a mountain trip next month. Hope our coach lets us enjoy the view as well.
Good advice, good video, there's alot of chest beating in some of these advice videos - this was a refreshing change!
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My two preferred techniques for steep bits of hill are to sit in the saddle and spin really fast in a low gear (up to 110 rpm), or to stand out of the saddle (at about 65-75 rpm max), locking the leg that's on the pedal going down, pulling slightly with my arm to increase the weight on the pedal whilst pulling up with the other leg. I make sure that any weight is off the pedal by 6 o'clock in the stroke. I don't want to waste any power dissipating in the muscles as my leg bends.
I'm envious of that bike fit it looks amazing. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the riders efficiency and flexibility.
i means to keep the tension down on the chain...when you're climbing and you start to feel a stronger tension you're falling back on the gear and almost instantly you've lost over half or your climbing power...basically keep your cadence up around 85 to 100 and you should be golden!
@oojonioo The mountains are obviously the Dolomites in Italy but near the end you see he is climbing the Giau pass. Great Italian roads.
I've climbed the Mont Ventoux this summer. My first mountain, first drive on a professionals carbon bike.. Allthough the bike was featherlight, I expected to fly up the mountain... but only got an 10,8 km average, I gave it my all. Still, looking at tour de france etappes it always seemed so effortless to me.. But it all costs sooooo much energy.. cool vid
Thanks for this guide, I look forward to using these techniques up Mt. Lemmon!
It certainly is. Everyone is different and will find different techniques will help them. There isn't one be all and end all solution. Look at the Armstrong Ullrich battles. Armstrong uses a much higher cadence whereas Ullrich powers up the climbs. Sure experts might say that Armstrong is more efficient and able to pedal for longer, but powering up the climbs on a bigger gear worked for Ullrich.
Great clip, great commentary, great technique. Many thanks for sharing.
Love it! Being in the Mountains is incredible!
this video is nice, but like the guy said at the beginning, it's not about the technique but about what you feel comfortable with.
i never watched that video and i'm doing the same things when climbing mountains, it just comes naturally. of course it's nice to have some sort of "affirmation".
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@SgtGe0 Mike rides a Double. It's a Compact however 50/34 with 12/25 Cassette. I also use this set-up. It's pretty damn good for riding in the mountain. You could event use a 27 on the back which isnt that far off from your granny gear on a triple.
This is a very informative video and some great mountain scenes
Lol I'm still out of shape so climbs up hills are mashing in my lowest gear.
Did that all the way up Mt. Lemmon. Took forever, but I got it done!
it looks so easy when he does it
Use the front brake mostly to slow you down except if you are already turning. If you are just use the rear one with care not to block it and skid. In moderate energy stops you can use both brakes to distribute wear and tear.
@13tarmac 1st, base training: Go slow - very slow. Go long - very very long. Keep that up for about at least 3 months. By then, you'll have increased your cardio efficiency greatly and your avg speed significantly.
Then increase intensity to a notch or two below anaerobic intensity... continue going long (at least 18 hours a week). If you can keep that up for >1year, don't be surprised if those guys climbing mega hills at mega speed on TV suddenly don't look nearly as amazing as they used to.
@pojan995 @fizzhogg a 'gear getting on top of you' just means you're probably pushing too hard and should rather go to a lower 'easier' gear and spin more. however, this is different for each rider. Jan Ullrich loved the big gears while Lance was better in lower gears, but dont imitate the pros, ride the gear that 'feels' most natural to YOU. There are no rules, just guidelines. Ride lots, ride save.
dude you dropped that chap? luv it...LOL
This was a very helpful video, I think I really need a good roadbike.
We really like your stuff. Keep the clips coming :)
wow that's a beautiful road.
haven't got those in my area
double/triple is the cranks setup, double or compact means you have two gears in the front while for triple you have 3 gears.
Very smooth technique when out of saddle, I hope to mimic that one day!
This is great stuff, thanks. One question from a newbie - what do you mean by "the gear gets on top of you"?
I love climbing mountains on my single speed 2008 Kona Paddy Wagon. Try that for building your fitness.
Just like he says its different for other people, i have more of a body type like this dude and just like he says im off the saddle for much longer most likely because we can support our body weight while standing cause we weigh less, when i ride with friends they have much larger legs and weigh more and our riding style and gears we are in change. Just like he says on the vid best thing to do is experience the more you ride the more your going to know what gears and how you need to be positiond
@Fudgular The advantage of clipless pedals is that while when riding with out them, your source of power is derived from the leg pushing down one either one of the peadals alowing you some power, clipless pedals or clip pedals alow you to push down on one side and pull up on the other alowing you greater spead and power while also alowing you to keep your body from shifting back and forth so much. Riding clipless is the best way to derive power from your legs. most competitive cylists ride clip.
@bluesman979 I agree with you on hydration, but not food. Nutrient energy is mandatory, but any digesting food takes up a lot of energy and saps away the strength you would otherwise have.
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Go bike to a buffet on an empty stomach, consider how you felt on the way out there, pig out, then ride home with a big gut full of food, and compare that feeling to the feeling of the way out there. Digestion sucks up A LOT of energy--if you're going to eat right before a ride, keep it liquid.
When you say 'on top of the gear' do you mean making that particular gear, whatever it may be, feel easy? Thanks, Great channel
massive lungs, strong legs and a will to get to the down hill part!!!!!!! that technique works really well. MMMMMMM down hill that the bit i like.
I love living in utah, we have numerous world class climbs. And the hardest stage race in america
@johntkucz That's why you lean back on the seat when descending, to keep your weight over the seat and away from the handlebars so you won't flip over. Try it out.
The intro music to this video has become my alarm clock tone
@gmspeedfreak High res version of all 5 Survival Guides on Vimeo. Please see link in video description. This video was uploaded in 2007 - long before TH-cam offered high quality conversions. A TH-cam replacement feature to upgrade older videos would also be nice!
class vid series mate keep up the good work
Great, comprehensive explanation! Thanks! :D 5 stars!
So true, no buying super light bike, but be super light instead :)
Unfortunately I'm quite chubby and having heavy bike doesn't help either , but I still love it!!!:)))
Cool video. What does he mean when he says to "stay under the gear"?
@BrundukasLT
Your feet could be stuck inside the strapped pedals.It's more easy disengage the feet if you use clipless pedals.
Great clip: thanks! Sometimes I struggle keeping up with the gears.
Cant post links or emails here so please google Michael Cotty and get in touch with him. He'll tell you where to get this jersey/kit.
@madascene99
Standing is good for using different muscle groups, which helps with fatigue. Also good for getting over short steep kick-ups, but good standing technique is everything.
@bluesman979 I'm not saying don't eat when on multi-day tours or before going on a day-long ride----you absolutely need the energy---but if you eat a big solid meal right before starting to ride, the energy your body is sucking up for digestion makes riding very difficult, counteracting the energy gain
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Its much better to either wait an hour before riding after a meal, or (preferably) keep it to a liquid diet, which requires extremely little energy for digestion, and gives lots of quick energy
>Keep on top of the gear< That's some good advice there well done mate =]
@whelan1999 congratulations on your cycling success and keep up the good work! I read about it on the Lucan cycling website
Here in the states motorcycles, scooters, and the like who are capable to ride in between cars, in traffic, are permitted to do so. I agree with the lack of respect for cars, with a hit me or go around attitude, never expecting to get hit, its a real problem. But that is a learned attitude for the countless times cars have run us off the side or cut us off braked and turned in front of us only for us to hit the back of the car or risk our lives by jumping into traffic.
Do you ever hold the bottom of the handlebars? I have bar ends instead and wonder if this puts me at a disadvantage as I used to hold the bottoms of my racing bars for sprinting. Having said that, the riding position (holding the bar bottoms) meant that I didn't see the car that turned and hit me... and I was doing a high speed so maybe not so safe?
@Marioclaes We filmed this in the Dolomites on Passo Giau which features on the Maratona dles Dolomites Gran Fondo
Best advice i've ever gotten...Take the fast roads at night, and tour the touring roads slowly during the day.
I do all of my gut checking at night and at a fairly safe pace(6-8 tenths). Less people, less cops, less bikers, less bullshit. Worst accident was murdering a few Possums. ;)
I'm glad I live in Utah, there are mountains everywhere! Great video and great tips! Thanks.
Very useful info, now its time to jump on my bike and eat up the hills. Thanks.
Looks really nice an smooth when you're climbing! :D
Cool video!
I have a tip, bring leg warmers! Last summer (2010) I cycling up the tourmalet with my dad, im 15 btw, my legs were shaking violently on the way back down from the cold! Had to warm then up in a hand dryer from a cafe a mile down from the summit. It was the stage after the finish at the summit where Contador and Shlek finished together.
@chrisbear08 yes it is a serious question It has been suggested that cycling with raised saddle seat for 18 to 20 miles everyday would increase the shinbone length by 1/4 inch every 2 or 3 weeks. It's very difficult but someone out there should experiment & report back their progress! if anyone knows that this works for making legs longer
This was really helpful, thanks! Is Mike using a double or triple?
I love the dynamic tune in the very beginning. And nice techniques, worked for me
Watching this video makes me miss living in a great riding area Iike in this video. PS I almost always climb seated in the saddle and often push the big chain ring. I loved living near Mt Baldy CA where I would climb Glendora Mt Road up to Baldy Lodge each Sunday. I would time myself from the yellow road closed barrier in Glendora til I pulled up at Baldy Lodge and try to beat my previous best time each ride. I called it setting my Petsonal World Record.
I saw in another video, something that really helped for climbing, it was just doing sets, by example pedaling with power 5 times with your right foot, (relaxing your left foot), and then 5 times with your left foot (relaxing your right foot), then 4 and 4, 3-3, 2-2, 1-1, and start again, i found it very good for saving energy, anyone else does that??, do you think is a good advice?
hello there. cycle film.
i have a question for you... i ride and train almost every day on mountains. but i use a mountain bike.
my question. is. should i go for heavy gear. or should i use the spinning technique
i just want to improve myself. on hill clibs. any suggestions
That's a fast descent at the beginning!
Were some parts filmed in the Jaunpass, in Switzerland ?
@Lax1996chris
Exactly .it's also called pedaling "in cercle"
Very efficient technique when pushing a big gear ou climbing mountain but you can use it all the time.It's not an intuitive technique so you need to practice.You can use strapped pedal too to obtain the circle effect but I don't recommand it because straps are dangerous if you need to stop in a hurry.
Do you use clip pedals? is your opinion of Clip pedals? I'm looking to get a road bike soon, and i'm not sure if i should use clip pedals.
that was a good video now im gonig to try it right bow thank you
How come i can't watch this video on my iPhone anymore? This and the other Sportive Survival Guide videos.
Life gets happy when you have a 'favorite climb'
Thankfully we have some pretty good canyons here in Utah
Good tips and nice video - thanks
I just do 300 watts 90rpm. North of 90 I tend to lose some efficiency tested when I got tired faster at level 14 96rpm (breathing a bit more, legs jelly) than level 15 90rpm trying to make 300 watts on a Gym Bike.
I take a triple chainring and hardly ever get out of the saddle apart from to relieve soreness. For me, standing works best at 60-70 rpm otherwise I can't transfer weight over fast enough and absorb power in the other leg.
Excellent advice! Thanks for saying "out of saddle" is okay and everybody is different!
@s0012823 you are absolutely incorrect. firstly, the word is cadence, not cadans. secondly, any new rider is perfectly cable of spinning 80-90rpm without risk of overstressing the heart. the primary driver of heart rate is terrain and gear selection. for any given terrain, an easier gear will lead to a faster cadence, and an easier gear leads to a lower heart rate, not a higher one.
@chrisbear08 but have you been raising your seat were your toes could barely touch the pedals because thats what makes your legs to grow the stretching and the force constantly doing it
@johntkucz You should definitely try a road bike out, the handlebars aren't scary, lol, they're different from mtn bike handlebars, but one you figure the shifting out, peace of cake. Tbh, I haven't ridden my mtn bike in over a year, but I do think the handle bars for roadbikes are generally lower. Again you don't need to do the scooching back all the time, just when descending, & even then only on very downhill descends
Good to know! Thanks for the instruction!
first rule is to ride on as narrow of a road as you can find. second is to ride on the busiest day. third is to ride in the middle of the lane or ride side by side with friends. fourth is to slow down as much as possible at a blind corner so the cars piling up behind you cant pass you safely. fifth is to pretend like you are the only person on the road.
no i get what ur saying. i find it hard to stay over the gear alot of the times especially when standing because im about 200 lbs, and i go much to fast if im in a low gear. is it ok to raise my gear to keep a comfortable cadence to compensate for my weight?
shift during the dead spot in the pedal stroke, use mainly your front brake when you really want to slow down, don't slam on the brakes use modulation. Don't ever brake at the apex of a turn brake going in and you should be able to pedal out. That's what I've learned thus far but there are forums to better answer your question
I live in Denmark=Flat
....But i´m going to the Pyrenees next month!.Yay
@cyclefilm I like to use my highest gears but couldnt that have an affect on your knees after awhile?
Neither my legs nor my lungs will allow me to tackle even the softest gradient these days... Take my hat off to the climbers in the tours who tackle these climbs and the guys who haul their bodies over the mountains in their wake.....
mrbillhicks same trouble for me
No wonder with a cig sticking in your mouth.
on a LaPierre xylius400 with a big 15.5pounds going down
@mpbaker22 Yeah, haha I live in Scotland and use my dad's mountain bike to visit my friends in surrounding villages, around 12 miles there and back on average. I'm 17 and not unfit but I was just coming up the valley into my village from the river-crossing, a 1 mile climb, going like 10mph and breathing heavy and then a guy like this just passes me by with ease, giving me a casual "How's it going?" before cruising off, and I'm like, how?!??!
technically yes but i do a 7 mile round trip of leeds and the traffic is a nightmare if youre going up hill so i have to use the path sometimes i do a 30 mile round trip and use the path the police don,t bother about it as long as you,re careful the other week i rode in dense fog without lights and got away with it wouldn,t recomend it
The song is "Midas Rush" by Hypnos.
Thanks a lot. It's great and enthusiastic.
best.
amazing video clip surprising to see
you make it look so easy hehe!
Seen as though your from Yorkshire, Is it Illegal to ride a bike on the path do you know?
Beautiful place.
does anyone else love how he passes the guy on the other bike ... just blows by him. I know the guy obviously isn't serious about biking, but passing people like that feels awesome ... while getting passed like that kind of sucks
I love the climbs, they relax me , I get more tired on the flats. In climbs I can transfer almost all weight to the feet, and relax back and.. and the butt:)).
@shinelectrical 6kg? what are you riding? I kiddies plastic tricycle?