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Old 10-15-05, 12:14 AM
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Cipollini
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Originally Posted by timmhaan
i have thin legs and suck at climbing. better at flats even though my body seems well suited for climbing (thin and light).
agree. im having same situation as well. In fact, im almost skinny in every part of my body. Im 182cm with 112pounds weight. Based on http://www.cptips.com/climb.htm, "World class climbers generally have less than 2 pounds of body weight per inch of height. (For example, if you're 70 inches tall (5-foot- 10), you would weigh less than 140 pounds.)...", i think im very much below the par. But that doesnt mean that im a good climber. I think what matters more is the effort you put into climbing. If you train more on climbing(no matter how big is your leg), of course you can do better than a pure climber that doesnt train that much on hill(me). It's a shame to lose to those fella who is bigger than me but excel better on climbing.
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