Mad As Fruitcake....Me...

[Samuel D]

Then was passed by a roadie with thighs as big as arnie, reckon he was going twice as fast as me up hill

Sometimes happens to me too. Unless you’re Chris Froome (and even then!), someone will always be faster. I occasionally ride with a group of mostly racers, most of whom beat me up most hills.

I’m not sure that deliberately using a high gear for climbing does any good in training. Then again, nor have I found lower gears to help as much as they feel like they help. I have come to believe there is no comfortable way to go up a hill quickly and no wrong gear to go up a hill slowly … within a wide cadence range.

[NATURAL ANKLING]

Hi,
Road bike only has a 46" gear old six speed uniglide , So it was a tester on the tourer to see If I could climb on that gear.
Tourer is heavier by at least 3 kgs, 42-32 x 12-23T 8S, with 35 (37) mich world tour.
Road bike is 10.5 kgs and will have 23 conti grand prix, 52-42 X 13 - 24T 6S, I can select any gog between 13&14 top through to 19-24 bottom to make up my six speed cassette. 13-14 (threaded top) 14-15-16-17-18-19-22-24
Two weeks till Dartmoor Classic 67.6m & 92.4' climb/M, and six till the Moor 2 Sea 64.4 & 87' climb / M.
I am unofficial so Dartmoor will be 86 M and Moor 2 C 105 miles before I get home and will be carrying everthing I need, If I can cadge some water on the way it will save lugging it around

Its going to be interesting to see if I can manage a Gold time on both events
The whole post must read like a hiding to hell.
Small back tenderness but otherwise I feel OK today.

P.S. - A bit of a dilemma after training for long distances now to have to perform on shorter ones, what cadence is better climbing..................

[david7591]

Why do you want to climb those hills with a 46" gear? I use a 29" gear and spin up all the hills Cumbria has to offer. Less effort than pushing a big gear. Doesn't mean I go faster, but I can manage longer rides more easily, and my legs (and back) are most grateful.

Good luck with your Dartmoor ride.

[NATURAL ANKLING]

Hi,

Why do you want to climb those hills with a 46" gear? I use a 29" gear and spin up all the hills Cumbria has to offer. Less effort than pushing a big gear. Doesn't mean I go faster, but I can manage longer rides more easily, and my legs (and back) are most grateful.

Good luck with your Dartmoor ride.

I don't really, its just that that's the lowest gear on that bike, uniglide stuff is expensive, hard to find and I don't really want big gaps between the cogs either.
I know someone will suggest converting to 7 speed (7S hyperglide cassette on the 6 S uniglide hub) don't really have time to flaff with it at the moment
Just screwing the thing together in the garden tonight
And then I will only have about a week to try it out.

[NATURAL ANKLING]

Hi,
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