Doing this will get you to a much lower, easier gear very quickly. If the hill is steep or long, and you have a double or triple chainring set up, then use your left gear lever/shifter to drop to a smaller chainring. With the momentum you are carrying from your approach, drop down the through the gears quickly and smoothly.Try to drop through the gears one at a time, as dropping several at once can sometimes cause the chain to drop off the gears completely. Dropping down a few gears at this point also means you will have fewer gears drop through when the climb starts.
You want to drop to a gear that means your cadence (how fast you are pedaling) increases but where you are still putting some power through pedals and generating forward momentum. Make sure you keep an eye on the road ahead, so you spot the approaching hill in plenty of time.ĭrop down a few gears as you approach the hill.
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Make sure you also read our Quick Beginners Cycling Tips: How to Use Your Gears, as this will help with hill climbing too. We’ve put together some super quick beginners tips to help get you started. If you are new to cycling, learning how to climb hills is a key skill.
Is it that hill on your cycle commute that fills you with dread every morning? Is it that climb at your trail centre that you just can’t face? Whatever you ride, hills are a challenge that every cyclist faces.
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