Low gears. I did a trip this summer, with a full load, that had something like 180,000 feet of climbing. Average of like 3000 feet a day. And I probably had more than 40 pounds of stuff; I usually do.
Slow, steady, low gears. That's the trick. And the other trick is mental: if you know you're going to be climbing this hill for the next two hours, you just get down to it and go. On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 8:36 PM, lungimsam <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a hard time on hills with minimal commute loads. I probably have only > 4lbs on the rack. > > I was thinking "How do those touring riders manage?". > > I can't imagine pedalling with 40lbs. on the bike. > > How do you do it? You just have to take it slow and easy? > > -- > 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/-/DjKwyLbRqV4J. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- -- Anne Paulson My hovercraft is full of eels -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
