I have no idea, Patrick. I ride the steep in SS but not with the weight you're talking about. And don't know how much I'd notice the ability to lift up on the rear pedal.
With abandon, Patrick On Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 1:56:20 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I shall have to try it. But what about *really* steep hills? I find that > I not only pull down on the bar, but pull up on the pedal. Would losing the > last be a handicap? > > I mean such occasions as grunting a 40 lb load up a very steep 1/4 to 1/2 > mile hill up the side of a mesa in a 70" gear. Again, street shoes with > straps didn't cut it. Pulling up is required (for me) for the steepest > parts -- I think; that's what I need to test again. > > Tho' I'm getting to old not to get off an walk in such instances ... > > > > On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 1:52 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamon...@mac.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Retention free works high or low cadence for me. When I read Jan's "jar >> lid" example, I thought "Uh, pedal/handlebar does the same thing" so I >> personally suspect less difference in efficiency than retention vs. body >> weight only. I'm not limited to my body weight on the downstroke when >> pulling up on my handlebars. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> On Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 12:56:08 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>> I wonder if no-retention works best if you pedal small gears at a >>> highish cadence, rather than if you mash. Can anyone comment on this? >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > > ************************************* > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle > > *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
