Does anyone have advice for getting up steep hills like, say, Gapland Road — beyond Jefferson, and going towards Gathland State Park? How about climbing hills in bad weather? Or is topping hills by bicycle in any type of weather a matter of Rules 9, 10, and constant training?
If you ride fixed gear seated up every hill you will develop a pretty good base for when you actually want to stand up in the saddle and put down a lot of power.
But the more typical advice these days is get in a good spinny gear and pace yourself. Like Judd says, it depends on what kind of hill you’re climbing and how long you’re riding for.
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