Cool vid, thanks, would love to be able ride up that climb someday. As for standing when climbing, I just want to add that aside from pushing with my leg on the pedals I also let gravity help me. I sort of just let my leg "fall down" as I pedal. So left leg falls down, right goes up. Then right leg falls down, left goes up. I still push and pull but not as much, thanks to gravity (but mind you on gradients 12% and above I can't do those on the big ring cos I'm weak lol).
Your are doing it correctly. Use gravity to let that leg go over the next rotation. Perfect for slopes that are called “sprinters grade” a massive climb but not too steep
Nice, I'm a Physical Therapist by trade and specialized in orthopedic and Industrial Rehab. I have some corrections on your technique and back by physiology and science that may further improve your climbing technique and more energy efficient. U used to climb exactly on what you just described and could not sustained my climb standing coz Im burning a lot of energy. But now at 66 y/0 Im actually enjoying my climbing compared to my younger years. If you won't mine I'll explained everything for you. Nice work .
Here's my explanation on how to conserve energy in climbing. 1. In physiology our heart works harder when you use you arm/upper body coz of the effect of gravity that the use of your lower body which includes your core and legs. When standing try as much as possible to minimize the use of your arm it is there to maintain your balance your legs and your core does more of the work but it is also more on your weight shifting from pedal to the other, another common mistake is people start to hyper ventilate or rapid breathing by doeing so you are not completely exhaling the CO2 in your lungs make sure that you completely breath out all the air before you breath it. It requires practice but once you Master the technique enjoy your climb. Also don't forget your proper nutrition. Good luck guy's.
@@CruzControlPH yeah it sure looks like. I wish I could climb such high gradients. The highest I had was Lily Hill (8%) and sacobia part forgot the segment name) 13%. And i wish I could do big ring. Hubby always teases me with his big ring whenever we climb lol.
please, please don't teach new riders to descend off the seat like that, its totally wrong (when do you see pros, descend like that???), you want to be mid bike, discs have plenty of stopping power, being over the rear means poor weight distribution, poor control not to mention exposing your private parts to the spinning wheel, come on man, think about it.
@@johnpaullaxa5486 no pro descends with their ass off the back of the seat, that would be very poor technique and very dangerous on an alpine descent. if you have an example of a pro descending (with ass off rear of seat like here) please post link.
@@marcus_velo_9970hello, before I look for any kind of explanations or references, to frame my reply or rephrase, may I ask when you started cycling or how often you have experienced going down speeds above 75 to 80kph? It will help me explain my line of thoughts.
Since RU-vid is your basis and the Pros, maybe this link is ok? Let me know your thoughts. Again, thank you for the learning opportunity and sharing : Physics on the Big Tours #cycling #crz ru-vid.comITzSldKLD3o?feature=share
@@CruzControlPH I've used all of your helpful training advice to improve my cycling.....Im 67 years old and need all the help I can get......😉......thank you
@@CruzControlPH Here in Monmouth County, New Jersey there is a 12% hill on my ride out to the shore. There is also a 14% hill on a training ride for the Police Unity Tour. Your techniques have helped me conquer these hills with a lower heart rate.
