Hills for practicing standing climbing

[Anonymous]

I like about a 2-3% grade to practice standing on. Just enough of a slope to feel like the bike is headed “upwards” and change my position on the bike a bit, but gentle enough that when my legs get tired and I sit and drop into an easy gear, it is actually easy.

[consularrider]

@Amalitza 143845 wrote:

I like about a 2-3% grade to practice standing on. Just enough of a slope to feel like the bike is headed “upwards” and change my position on the bike a bit, but gentle enough that when my legs get tired and I sit and drop into an easy gear, it is actually easy.

Leesburg to Clark’s Gap on the W&OD.

[creadinger]

@wheels&wings 143754 wrote:

Hi Lordofthemark. Don’t believe anything people say about efficiency or using low gears. Indeed, standing is the best way – the only way — to get up those freakin’ hills, ‘cause it aligns your body over your pedals and lets gravity do all the work. No pressure on your joints. It’s just like dancing…upward. And while you’re at it, you might try standing on the flat too. It even works on the descents.
Isn’t this what Ben E King was talking about in Stand by Me? http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/05/ben-e-king-dead-at-76-stand-by-me/392126/

And if you can handle all of that, you can get rid of the seatpost and saddle. You’ll save a bunch of grams and make your dancing skills all that much better.

[creadinger]

@Harry Meatmotor 143792 wrote:

Mt. Ida repeats!

May as well do the Mt. Ida – Mansion double. Come back down to Commonwealth via Virginia – Woodland – Russel – Del Ray to make it a loop.

[huskerdont]

@lordofthemark 143812 wrote:

Just to remind everyone, the target climb is 0.3 miles, at at an average grade of 5.6 percent, for a total elevation gain of 108 feet. You really don’t need to find me climbs that are longer and steeper than that, but thanks!

The great thing about doing hills that are longer and steeper than your hill is that it will make your hill easier.*

*It will not make your hill easier.

“It never gets easier, you just go faster.” –Greg LeMond

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