climbing hills

[steveyo]

@scmojo

Anyone who claims they can climb 8 miles at 8% with a 36" and 110 cranks is either on the same juice Lance was on, a mountain goat or has actually never done it.

I’ve done Whiteface on a 36" with 170 cranks and a 29" with the same 170 cranks. 10 minutes faster with the 29"

The record for Mt. Washington (12.5%) was by Johnathon who did it on a 20" wheel. The second best time was on a 25" with 170 cranks.

Climbing a 1/2 mile long hill is a whole lot different then 8 miles. You can not maintain momentum for 8 miles so you have to rely on pace, and cadence. It kills time to have to stand out of the saddle

Best thing to do is to go to a mountain and try your options before you race it.

Could you do me a favor and update the hillclimb record thread?

Also, I’ve ridden everything from 29x165 to 29x137 on Whiteface. I like the 29x150s the best (my best Whiteface time (1:15))

And, Terry, the light unis you have would be awesome on those longer races. You have to go and race Diablo up in the SF area.