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@dulwichrider
he ain't too far wrong though!
I have my road/commute bike set up the same as my race bike, but with a 48/18 gear.
Hill training is about recovery - 5x ish, short time (60 secs) between reps, final effort to exhaustion.
Cadence is, yeah, spinning the 48/18 for c. 30 secs - 1 min max cadence. Hip flexors not enjoying that at the minute.
Starts are standing start to max cadence, and repeat.
Longer rides focus on circular pedalling action, upping 'natural' cadence.
How does that sound?