Standing while climbing bad?

wrote:
I most never stand or walk. When I see someone
walking up a hill I call out thats why you have pedals now get on and
pedal. During racing when I want and need to pass I do stand and
along with the way I have my bike set up total package I won 1st place
in a race every racer were half my age and more. I turn 50 in just 4
months.

What a pity that at your age, you haven't learned to form a coherent
sentence.

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On Fri, 01 Aug 2003 22:51:08 -0500, Destroy wrote:
This may be a dumb post but...

I was low on energy today and tried standing up for the first time in
order to try and clear a fairly steep medium length climb and it seemed
like a total waste.

Seems stepping down hard on the pedals while standing did nothing but
create massive 'bob' or bounce. Or it spun up the rear tire.

Rigid singlespeed baby!

G

Bill Wheeler wrote:

On Fri, 01 Aug 2003 22:51:08 -0500, Destroy wrote:


This may be a dumb post but...


..seen worse.

[snip bad technique]


As a general rule, is it bad to stand on a full susp mtn bike when doing
steep climbs?


Why would you be riding a full susp bike when you can ride a rigid?


Why? Because I can. Lots of other, more specific reasons, but in the
end, it boils down to that. God bless free choice.

When climbing, for the most part, if I'm out of the saddle, it's about
balance, not power. I haven't got an ounce of extra power to spare, and
standing and honkin' on the pedals wastes a noticable amount of energy.
The individual situation determines if it's worth it or not, but
usually, for me, it's not.

Kathleen

On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 17:15:45 -0500, Kathleen
wrote:

Bill Wheeler wrote:
[snip]
Why would you be riding a full susp bike when you can ride a rigid?


Why? Because I can. Lots of other, more specific reasons, but in the
end, it boils down to that. God bless free choice.

Someone pinch me. Finally someone who makes sense....although on the
flip side.

Freedom of choice is what you got, freedom from choice is what you
want.


When climbing, for the most part, if I'm out of the saddle, it's about
balance, not power.

Once again this makes sense.


I haven't got an ounce of extra power to spare, and
standing and honkin' on the pedals wastes a noticable amount of energy.

There are times to stand and times to sit when climbing.


The individual situation determines if it's worth it or not, but
usually, for me, it's not.

Freedom of choice.


Kathleen

I thought for sure you'd somehow throw something about "Fly Ball" in
here.....perhaps I missed it.

Peace,
Bill
The mind serves properly as a window glass rather
than as a reflector, that is, the mind should give
an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
:-]

Bill Wheeler wrote:
snip

Freedom of choice is what you got, freedom from choice is what you
want.snip


What the heck are you talking about?

Don't drop acid and post, Bill. Even though we can't see your pupils,
we can still tell.

Ai yi yi, indeed....

Kathleen

On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 06:27:04 -0500, Kathleen wrote:

Bill Wheeler wrote:
snip

Freedom of choice is what you got, freedom from choice is what you
want.snip


What the heck are you talking about?

Don't drop acid and post, Bill. Even though we can't see your pupils, we
can still tell.

Ai yi yi, indeed....

Kathleen



I thought that any time you made any decision, you made a choice. If you
choose to go riding, you're not reading a book, watching TV, etc. If you
choose to sleep in, there's stuff you could be doing (like riding), and
you're not. You never really have freedom from choice, so I think the best
we can do is choose wisely. For me, that's riding my multi-speeded
mountain bike and longing for a fully suspended bike. For others, it's
getting that single speed. Sadly, I bought a new racing bike and won't be
able to afford a full suspension bike 'till next year. OK, so my
priorities are screwed up!

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On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 06:27:04 -0500, Kathleen wrote:

Bill Wheeler wrote:
snip

Freedom of choice is what you got, freedom from choice is what you
want.snip


What the heck are you talking about?

Don't drop acid and post, Bill. Even though we can't see your pupils, we
can still tell.

Ai yi yi, indeed....

Kathleen



I thought that any time you made any decision, you made a choice. If you
choose to go riding, you're not reading a book, watching TV, etc. If you
choose to sleep in, there's stuff you could be doing (like riding), and
you're not. You never really have freedom from choice, so I think the best
we can do is choose wisely. For me, that's riding my multi-speeded
mountain bike and longing for a fully suspended bike. For others, it's
getting that single speed. Sadly, I bought a new racing bike and won't be
able to afford a full suspension bike 'till next year. OK, so my
priorities are screwed up!


What's a "racing bike" and why did buying it make you sad?

Paladin

On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 21:20:54 -0400, Bill Wheeler
wrote:
On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 17:15:45 -0500, Kathleen
wrote:

Bill Wheeler wrote:
[snip]
Why would you be riding a full susp bike when you can ride a rigid?


Why? Because I can. Lots of other, more specific reasons, but in the
end, it boils down to that. God bless free choice.

Someone pinch me. Finally someone who makes sense....although on the
flip side.

Freedom of choice is what you got, freedom from choice is what you
want.

Mmmmm, Devo.

On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 18:45:49 GMT,
wrote:

[snip]
Freedom of choice is what you got, freedom from choice is what you
want.

Mmmmm, Devo.


Survey says...... Ding Ding Ding. We have a winner!

Peace,
Bill


The mind serves properly as a window glass rather
than as a reflector, that is, the mind should give
an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
:-]

(JD) wrote in message . com...
Destroy wrote in message ...
As a general rule, is it bad to stand on a full susp mtn bike when doing
steep climbs?

Only if you are riding a poorly designed bike and/or have poor
technique. The more you ride your bike, the more you learn on your
own instead of desperately trying to glean "experience" from others
who may not have much.


Well, there ya go. No point in having usenet any more[1]. Work out
how to do it yourself, don't get any pointers by asking for the
benefit of others' "experience". You'll never be able to tell those
who nothing from those who have enough "experience", except that the
latter won't help, they'll just post gibes...

[1] except, of course, for the free exchange of abuse.

Adam...