I big tip from me, don’t always go for the first gear because even though it’s quick your legs get exhausted from the quick movement. So go to at least gear 2. Also another tip is also to increase the height of your seat. When you do this your legs will be at a longer distance from the ground which means your legs can go at their full potential to circulate the pedals with more ease.
Standing on your bike is good and helps you climb but it has a consequence standing make your heart rate beats faster and will make you feel tired faster than on a saddle. If your a newbie my advice is not to stand unless it's only a few seconds. Your hands is not strong enough that's one of the reason also. Take time. Lot's of time don't hurry things.cycling is not like that.
@Nova Terrance thanks so much for your reply. I found the site thru google and Im in the hacking process atm. Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
started doing cycling 5 weeks ago and i keep trying to figure out how to not get easily tired while moving up a hill and this is helping more and more as i keep cycling and watching it
Thank you so much for this. I finally realized that i was have had been looking for how to handle cycling uphill after I did practice for a weeks. This is great!
Ride both on and off saddle for long climbs. Riding both on and off-saddle gives your different muscle groups a chance to recover. So i suggest doing on and off saddle intervals. And to ride longer off-saddle, find the right cadence and gear that works for you. Pedaling too hard or spinning too fast (or both)while off-saddle would definitely spike up your heart rate and you’ll end up with muscle cramps or getting bonked.
I just made it up the steep hill at the Veloway in Austin, Texas for the first time ever! I’m so excited. Your video helped so much. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I wanted to start biking last year but I live at the top of a steep hill and I would go down and then walk up because it was hard. I really want to get into biking so I guess I need to learn to go up that hill and this video has helped. I’ll comment again when I’ve finally achieved it!
I forgot about my comment (then remembered) and I finally got up the hill. I just changed my mentality and just pushed myself and got to the top! I was so happy, thanks for the tips!
Just took up biking again and live in a mountainous area of Southern California. These tips were helpful as I was struggling mightily with hills and having to walk quite a bit. Today, though, I was able to do about 10 miles, and nailed all the hills, two quite long and fairly steep...while still weighing 240lbs. See how I feel in 6months when I'm 70lbs less but regardless, good technique has made a massive difference in my ability, despite my weight.
I also recently started riding and have dropped from 220 lbs down to 205 lbs in the last month and a half from cycling and watching my daily calories. Losing the weight really makes a difference on hills.
@@WH6FQE It's actually sort of an advantage if you're doing mtb, in cornering you get more downforce by putting more weight into the ground. Being 135ish pounds I always struggle to find some grip on the corners even though climbs aren't too bad.
Loved that you started with more practical and simpler tips, before going on the technical aspects. Been doing tips 2 & 3 ever since I started cycling and they really work!! 😅 Kudos sir, ride safe! 🤙🤙
Thank you Carlo. I am a 55 year old with a beach cruiser that has 7 gears. With a broken gear shaft stuck between 6&7th. I took my bike for a long ride. I saw my whole life flash before my eyes 😂I thought I’d never see home again. 😂 Thank you for the information. Also I’m new to riding and I don’t know how to use the gears. That’s the visor I was looking for. This was informative also. Create another video with the correct content. Thanks 🎉❤
Thanks for the tips. I got hooked on cycling about a month ago here in Taiwan. Here it is the same, a lot of amazing mountain and hill routes. I just really hope that 'Baby shark' does not pop into my head on my next climb!! Great and informative video!👍🏻👍🏻
Years ago, I traded my motorcycle in for a bicycle. Like my riding buddies, I got fat riding the motorcycle. After I began riding my bicycle, I attended a workshop where I changed my thoughts about hills; hills are my friends. It is not riding on flat roads that helps me be in better physical condition, it is the hills that help me have better health and conditioning.
@@Lovatix I think people who were initially at a heavier weights had to lug more up a hill so developed more muscle in the legs . When hitting a lower weight that muscle memory is still their and the muscle. If you always been a low weight doing weight training on the legs may help and more hill climbing
Thank you so much for this! I live in the North of Scotland and have recently started cycling. Your tips are the best I've found out of HOURS of RU-vid searching. Thank you again! X
I also recently started cycling here in Hawaii. Since I was born in Scotland but moved to the US when I was very young, Ive always wanted to come back to my birth country. I want to do the 500 mile around Scotland ride one day but there is no way I am doing it in 5 days like other idiots do, lol.
One of my tricks is to not look at the top of the hill. By simply watching the road 10-20 feet ahead I do not focus on a hill's difficulty. And in doing so, many times the inclined road almost seems level. Thanks for your great tips.
When climbing, sit on the saddle, use a light grip on the tops, and keep your head up (to open up the rib cage). Just use the legs; the rest of the body is only for balance.
I hav been cycling for 8 months and the place where I live is very hilly it has long and high hills I am going for my longest ride tomorrow I have only done 2km to 3km rides till now... Thank you I will try these tricks
I am from Australia and Ride on a Merida Big 7 60 Mountain Bike but absolutely hate the hill climb part but love the downhill part. But I will certainly implement some of these tips.
My commute is fairly short, takes 10 minutes to get there, but it's 200ft of elevation change. Barely have to pedal to get there, haven't made it all the way back on the bike yet. We'll keep pushing though, I'll get it one day 💪
Thats like me, to get home from a ride I have a 320 foot 12% climb that I am no where near ready to tackle yet. So for now, I park my truck down at sea level and when I get back from a ride, load it up on the bike rack and drive it up the 320 foot elevation to my house.
Hime hime is the sing Onoda Sakamichi sings while going on climbs....Yowamushi Pedal is thr anime that reinforced my interest in cycling and I loved your tips 😄
Thanks for this video.. This helps me a lot... Going to Panoypoy heights is not easy ... I gave up, and go back home... But i will be back to Panoypoy Heights to accomplish those uphill climb. I'm an amateur biker. A veteran cyclist says to me "don't eat too much when you go on a ride". Also, i badly need a light mtb, my mtb is steel and it's so heavy to climb...
i attempted to climb panoypoy height 2x already. i only reach 8 to 9 km from the highway. i realized its a tough one because only few cycle that route even on weekend
Best way to lose weight talaga. Sobrang useful po talaga neto para sa akin. Minsan kasi pag nag riride kami lalo na pag uphills sila nauuna na tas ako medyo nahuhuli. Maybe because of my weight also. thanks for this wonderful tutorial!
I'm from Cebu and been cycling for still 3 months, so begginer pajud kaayo ko hehe .. di jud ko ganahan sa traffic so perme rako mag bike from Talisay to Campo 4 aroun 2-4 times a week .. and sometims climb manipis or Tapul (laspag lol) I love your last tip .. I realized my mistake is I'm often impatient and doesn't do proper pacing. I'll practice doing your last tip.
Trying to look for tips about this as I'm getting started to go to work 3km(6km if going back included) by cycling. When going to work, it's easier because the asphalt was flat. But going home, road's pretty variant(down up hill with multiple non flat road) and get tired after multiple checkpoint(i just call some area like that) so hope this help. Also my bottom's getting hurt and uncomfortable after arrived at home so maybe I'll also look for some custom saddle later on.
I have only been riding for a little over a month and a half, but in that time I have had another heart attack (3rd one) which kept me off the bike for a week. I just completed my first (and second) Metric Century Ride last week (I did the entire course myself a few days before the event to make sure I could do the entire 100Km within the allotted time). I am now trying to prepare for a Century Ride scheduled for the last part of September, but this one has a LOT of long hills in it up to 9% grade. Right now there is no possible way that I can complete that ride within the allotted time because it takes me so long to get up the hills. I have to do them in my lowest possible gear (34T) at 60rpm at about 3MPH but even with that I have to stop two or three times on a hill to allow my breathing to slow and my heart rate to come back down because it gets over 180bpm. I am making a little bit of progress as I found a couple hills on today's 57 mile ride that I was able to eventually make it up the hills without stopping that a month ago I had to walk the bike up, but I still have a LONG way to go before I can even think about completing the Honolulu Century Ride in September that I stupidly registered for.
Keep at it. Climbing is usually pretty hard, but eventually you get to a point where you get faster up the climbs and can hopefully control yourself to slow down so it won't be so taxing.
just cycle more and be more consistent, you eventually will be come stronger. I cycle around 500km per week with 4000m climbs. I have better endurance now than before and faster too.
Hello I wanted to tell you. I ride my bike every day . I'm addicted. You speak nice English. I'm I'm good cardiovascular. I ride up hills I don't need to sing a song. I want to focus on the hill. There is no pain for me. Only pain in my legs. I never quit. Once I'm riding up a hill I will finishing I never quit
Thank you for this! Baguhan palang ako sa pag bibike at pinupush ko sarili ko na mag ensayo ng ahon kaagad pero sa tuwing ginagawa ko yon ay palagi akong nahihilo at dumudilim paningin ko,now i know na it takes time para lumakas sa pag bibike🤗🙌
i was cycling for a year most was uphill there was one big hill thats a nightmare but i did it each day then i got a motorbike for a year now am back to push bike so i have to gain my strength again
Nice tip sir ! agree jd ko anang mg lose og weight and also sa mental sad jd ang climb mas mgkalisud if mgkadool nka sa end sa climb mao nga dapat keep distracted ra jd and enjoy sa ride :) see you on the road sir ! Godbless
I'm going to have difficulty explaining how to change gears while climbing. All I can say is that there is a certain timing to it and pedal slowly as you change the gear. As for the gear while climbing, it really depends on the gradient of the climb, your preferred cadence, the terrain. So lots of factors. Best to just go do it and see what works.
Me as a mountain guy i has to go up no matter what so there's a time when I cycled after a long time and gone straight up and then full speed down in wet environment just rained type it's also dangerous coz that was like cycling after so many years still came alive home 😅
