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Post by snappinsami on Aug 27, 2014 20:11:52 GMT
I'm a slow rider as well, and the hills around here just about kill me. I do some short rides during the week to work up my hill endurance (basically a loop around my house that I repeat - all downhill in the beginning and then uphill for the second half). A few weeks ago, there was a guy in a motorized wheelchair going up the hill and I didn't have the oomph to pass him. I felt like a total dork riding in his tailwind.  I'm still figuring out the gears. My bike has 3 gears on the front and 9 on the back. The smaller the gears, the easier it is to pedal, but you'll have to pedal more/faster. I try to keep my front in the middle or smallest gear, and then adjust the back one depending on how hilly (up or down) my ride is. I've rarely used the biggest gear in the front... yet. I'll get there! As you are working through the learning process keep in mind that you never want to be at matching extremes - i.e. largest front ring/largest rear ring or smallest front ring/smallest back ring. This is called cross chaining. The angle of the chain makes it more likely for your chain to fall off. Thanks. My DH is an avid cyclist and told me that when I got my new bike.  |
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