StinkyGoalieGuy
100 W
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- Apr 23, 2008
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DingusMcGee said:For steep hill climbing while Mt biking[? does it even exist?] the standing rider tries for such a [standing] position where he still gets traction but he needs all the pedal force he can muster. A little bit of wheel spinning and you are out of momentum.
On the really steep stuff, as soon as I come out of the saddle, it's all over. You can't maintain as smooth of a cadence as when you are seated, so you break traction when you start pumping your legs. I find the best technique for MTB is butt on the saddle slide forward as necessary, lean over the front bars to keep the front end down and loaded so that your steering still has some effect.