John: beside basically sound knees to begin with, climbing hills in relatively high gears is largely a matter of (1) habituation, (2) position -- rearward saddle position promoting low cadence, high torque pedaling, and (3) technique -- knowing when your knees require you to stand, knowing how to pace yourself so that you have energy to stand for a given length and incline of hill.
I've been amazed at how easy it is to climb longish (~1 mile) hills in even a 75" gear when you keep your cadence very low. When I ride with my brother on longish hills, he on a derailleur bike and I on a fixed gear, I often have to keep backing off to avoid running into him. (I let him set the pace since I am psychologically unable to set as slow a pace as he can be comfortable with.) (For the record: when my brother is in shape, as he is now, the pace will pick up; but he still is far, far more sedate than I am.) On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 9:58 AM, lungimsam <john11.2...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I know the feeling of midnight rides. > > Once I breezed around with a new lighting sysem on. It was amazing to ride > at night. So quiet and barely cars!! Only the whirring of the tires on > pavement. > >> >> Single speed would be cool to have, but my knees would be destroyed in no >> time. >> You guys must have knees of iron. I don't know how you do it. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/R3lYXYs4D6wJ. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- "Believe nothing until it has been officially denied." -- Claude Cockburn ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
