Free Climbing Tips For Stompy et al

Posted on Fri 9th, November 2007

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• #51

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Living in Hong Kong for three years helped me but I think riding the turbo has been a massive help.

Shitty old fluid turbos with small flywheels don’t give you any help by creating lots of inertia, meaning it’s not dissimilar to climbing.

But - just go and ride lots of hills with guys who are faster. You’ll get there quickly.
• #52

Currid

I think the rule of thumb is that if you're over 11 stone you're best staying seated on longer climbs (unless you're very tall, there's a body mass equation but I can't find it). Short climbs = big ring out of the saddle smash it.
• #53

mashton

I am over 11 stone. But I am 6'3".

And, in my head, when I am out of the saddle I dance like Contador. For about 14 seconds.

Then I engage the granny ring and slide backwards to my own personal I-don't-go.

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