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  • in reply to: Pennsylvania Trails and Conditions #68009

    Alright, lets get this forum going. I’ll go first… The weather has been exceptional in eastern PA as far as the temperature is concerned. I havent even had to put the winter riding jacket on yet. There have been occational bouts of rain which tend to make things very muddy at Blue Marsh Lake where I do most of my riding. I actually like the colder mornings when the mud is frozen. I hope the weather holds out all winter, unfortunately I think the snow will be flying before we know it.

    Ok now it is your turn.

    in reply to: What’s wrong? uphill advice please… #69842

    Not upright at all, the top of my saddle is about 1in above the handlebars. Bars are lowrise. Actually, since it was only my second ride on the C’dale F600 this weekend, I am still making adjusments in my riding position. I felt very stretched out in my riding position and the front of the saddle was angled up, which if anything; was really shifting my weight over the rear wheel, and causing lower back pain. That could be part of the reason for lifting the front wheel. I have made adjustments which have flattened out the saddle and moved it forward. So, I will see how that works out.

    in reply to: What’s wrong? uphill advice please… #69836

    Zack,

    I totally agree with you on the standing thing. I know that I have read you expend more energy standing, and that you should stay in the saddle, but every time I try that I end up pulling up on the handlebars and pull the front wheel right off the ground, fall over and crash. At least when I stand, I seem to keep the weight evenly distributed between the front and rear wheels. Occationally the rear will spin out on really steep hills.

    I know it is probably not the best way to do it but it is the only way I can get up sometimes.

    in reply to: What’s wrong? uphill advice please… #69835

    Alright gentlemen, after some extensive research, heres what I have found. See if this helps anyone else… check out this link http://www.bicycling.com/article/1,6610 … -1,00.html
    there is a ton of great info and instructional videos as well. The link above takes you to an article about flying uphills.

    Rob, you are definately hard-core! I like that!

    in reply to: What’s wrong? uphill advice please… #69832

    Yeah, I have been riding with two friends: one who does alot of road biking, and the other who has superhuman cardio capacity, kinda like Lance.
    The road guy advised me to downshift anytime I cant see what is ahead of me, that way I will be in a low enough gear to tackle an uphill, and if it ends up being a downhill or straight away, I can always shift up.

    Seems to make sense… I think

    in reply to: What’s wrong? uphill advice please… #69829

    Thanks guys.

    Yeah, I’m not even trying to fly up the hill, I’d be happy just to consistantly make it up the hills. Sometimes I hit it ok and other times its like I hit a wall, and then it is too late to downshift.

    I try to stay in the saddle as not to spin the rear tire. I dont know, maybe I just need some general advice on the best way to ride uphill, and how to find the right gear at the right time.

    Rob, no snow MTB rides?

    I was thinking of trying it this winter. If we dont get too much snow.

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