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pretty on the button that post ^^ yep yep hear ya.
sitting right back, getting your whole leg into the climbs can get you up stuff, along with plenty use of the upper body. this is where mtb training is way better than road- couple of hours of full body work out equals a 6o miler easy.
the other thing I do to clean grunty climbs is to just before it, suck in about three massive breaths, satuarating the lungs with oxygen, seems to work for me.
yeah Im gonna get a lower gear sorted for new build, makes sense.
"The major problem is loose or muddy ground where you can't grip because you have to put so much power into the pedals. With lower gears you can spin and roll over stuff, with a fixed and high GI then you just wheel spin or stall. And that's only on fire roads. Any kind of long technical climb is another matter entirely - if it is also steep you have no hope at all."
this is the point baby ^^ the buzz, the zone, to clean that shit up and rinse it out.