Anne: are you going to write up and post your experience on the Divide trail?
On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 11:57 AM, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't stand on steep dirt ascents either, but I observe that skilled > riders do stand, and they seem to be able to climb steep technical ascents > that I can't climb. So I think I need to learn to stand and carefully shift > my weight to get over gnarly stuff. > > Like Michael, I stand on dirt descents. I keep my hands loose on the > brakes, move my butt back, and press my weight into the pedals to absorb > bumps. > > > On Saturday, August 22, 2015, Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I encounter 14% ramps every time I ride and a number of the mountain >> passes here which hit 22% I have never done a wheely on any of those, but >> have gotten technically adept at both going up & down. >> >> My technique for dirt and pavement are quite different. On dirt I never >> stand up because that will cause the rear wheel to loose traction. I sit >> far back and push the pedals forward. Going downhill on dirt I lift my but >> off the saddle, loosen my knees, and just barely guide the sides of the >> brake levers. >> >> On pavement I either stand or sit. At 22% standing is always in order. >> But instead of standing behind the pedals I lean over the bars with my >> weight straight down. I never pull up on the bars and instead gently rock >> the bike side to side so that my pedal stroke is straight down. If you are >> geard really low, below 1.0 you can try sitting back and spinning. >> >> Michael >> >> On Friday, August 21, 2015 at 7:29:29 PM UTC-4, Lungimsam wrote: >>> >>> So I rode my first 18% grade today and found myself poppin' a wheelie by >>> accident. >>> >>> It was hard to get into a comfy position and just get into a rhythm. >>> >>> Do you lean forward a lot, into hoods, or sit up more on the tops with >>> drops to get into the zone on those kinda grades? >>> >>> The only rhythm I got into was my anaerobic gasping. >>> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > > -- > 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. > -- 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 *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* Carthusian motto -- 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.
