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Climbing. Stand or sit and spin?

Old 07-18-19, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by cyccommute
To show that I'm not just an angry old fart on the Intertubzs, I'll contribute something helpful. Climbing out of the saddle is more then just standing up and pushing down on the pedals. If you watch someone on YouTube standing during a climb, you'll see that they push the bike from side-to-side. ...

Hope this helps. If all us Clydes get good enough at out of the saddle climbing, perhaps we can thumb our collective noses at people who say we can't climb
I do find that if I'm climbing in a higher gear I am "light" in the saddle and the bike naturally sways from side to side. I also notice that I'm pulling on the handle bars. That's one reason I have bar extensions on my DS. Maybe I'm halfway there and just need to work on it more.
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Originally Posted by Jac of Hearts
I do find that if I'm climbing in a higher gear I am "light" in the saddle and the bike naturally sways from side to side. I also notice that I'm pulling on the handle bars. That's one reason I have bar extensions on my DS. Maybe I'm halfway there and just need to work on it more.
Just to be clear, your bike should only sway from side-to-side if you are out of the saddle. If you are in the saddle, it shouldn't move much off of a straight line.
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