Originally Posted by OldTryGuy

No hills/climbing here in SW FL so I just get up and stand "whenever." 105 miles this morning and a number of times I just went to 50/12 and stood up and rode for a half mile. Too hot and humid for longer standing but when it's cooler I will stand for the 2 to 3 mile straight roads. I get a good work-out for muscles not normally used. I've ridden Six Gap 3 times and my prep-training was standing 10% of all rides. Today's 105 miles had 131ft gain and Six Gap has around 11,000' for the 103 miles.