Hills

[lulubel]

i then whizz down the hill the other side, just to see another hill again and restart the above process

But do you laugh while whizzing down the other side? That's what makes all the crying worthwhile.

 

[jowwy]

Cheshire, hills....... there just inclines.

Pop over to Wales I'll show you hills

+1

We have proper hills

 

[Thomk]

+1

We have proper hills

Clearly otherwise you would be: jowwy - Loving My Giant Defy Triple Compact

 

[jowwy]

Clearly otherwise you would be: jowwy - Loving My Giant Defy Triple Compact

I was using a compact, but just struggled on some steep.hilly sections

 

[tyred]

I only stand while riding fixed or single speeds.

If I regularly feel the need to stand while riding a geared bike, I would review the gear ratios.

 

[martint235]

Seated almost all the time. If it's very short I may try to power up it standing up but find I tend to be able to climb quicker seated and using the upwards pedal motion more.

 

[The Brewer]

I swear I heard a guy complain about the ramp onto the Manc way during the greatcycle earlier in the month, all dressed in lycra on an bianchi, saying he'd been told it was a flat route...FFS

 

[Sandra6]

I hate hills!
I love my granny gear.
I must confess to getting off the bike occasionally, and have been known to walk faster up the hill pushing the bike!
I don't feel very comfortable - or confident - if I stand, so I rarely do.

 

[DCLane]

A mixture. Usually I'm seated, 'cos I can go up them faster. But at the steepest bits and near the top I stand. It's more about the gear you're in rather than seating/standing.

Given everywhere around me is up/or down hills I've had a lot of practice in the past 18 months.

 

[Rob500]

Any hill: steep, shallow, sharp, long or short I stay in the saddle all the time. I find 'out of the saddle' a bit difficult.

 

[mcshroom]

I power up short ramps of hills instead of changing down if I can. I tend to stay seated on longer climbs but if they are really long then I'll change up a couple gears and stand up for a bit just to use some different muscles for a bit.

 

[lulubel]

Cheshire, hills....... there just inclines.

Pop over to Wales I'll show you hills

+1

We have proper hills

Or come to Spain. We have mountains

 

[Nosaj]

Or come to Essex if you do not like hills or mountains

 

[Hacienda71]

We have plenty of hills in Cheshire you normally end up in Derbyshire at the top though.