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Post by spyghost on Dec 30, 2016 17:55:31 GMT 8
And I mean nasty 180 hairpin turns!
Please don't post URLs - if you paste it, I guarantee I've seen and/or read it already
Your personal techniques are appreciated.
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Post by anthrax76 on Dec 30, 2016 20:04:08 GMT 8
based on experience and magazine info, always take the apex of the curve. it has the least grade of the slope
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Post by simplej0ys on Dec 31, 2016 7:33:34 GMT 8
i seem to take hairpins similar to how F1 cars takes hairpins. Approach the turn going wide, then have a wider turn/lean, get the bike straight early after the turn.
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Post by spyghost on Dec 31, 2016 8:00:50 GMT 8
do you need to lean the bike on switchbacks? do you slide forward at the tip or perhaps even lift your butt off? i find it awkward to lean the bike while pedaling while body is kept upright and sitting at the tip of the saddle.
thing is, there comes a point where a turned bar will make inclined pedaling tougher.
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Post by anthrax76 on Dec 31, 2016 9:28:22 GMT 8
if leaning is possible, then yes, i lean the bike. but if it's a tough climb, then no go.
sliding forward on the saddle works, regardless if it's a switchback or not.
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Post by spyghost on Jan 22, 2017 15:19:57 GMT 8
so far, this is tougher than the bermed dh switchbacks i inquired in another thread and so far...
among all the uphill switchbacks in the greezone, i can only bring myself up in 1 (pity). a for the rest, i don't see any problems in my gaze and my gear as i am aware that there's an incoming one. problem is, i find myself stalling just past the mid section of the turn. perhaps i should try standing next time as i find sitting on the nose of the saddle not enough to power myself up...
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Post by jrocket803 on Jan 22, 2017 18:51:58 GMT 8
What i do.... take the outside line and pedal hard 😁😁😁😁
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Post by spyghost on Jan 22, 2017 18:54:57 GMT 8
What i do.... take the outside line and pedal hard 😁😁😁😁 yep, that's what i do. thing is, i tend to become unstable when pedaling hard on an incline with bars turned severely... pity
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Post by jrocket803 on Jan 22, 2017 18:56:21 GMT 8
What i do.... take the outside line and pedal hard 😁😁😁😁 yep, that's what i do. thing is, i tend to become unstable when pedaling hard on an incline with bars turned severely... pity Practice "track stand" its helps alot.
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Post by jrocket803 on Jan 22, 2017 18:58:54 GMT 8
What i do.... take the outside line and pedal hard 😁😁😁😁 yep, that's what i do. thing is, i tend to become unstable when pedaling hard on an incline with bars turned severely... pity Or maybe you're not in the right gear, try sessioning that nasty switchback and play around with your gearing.
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Post by spyghost on Jan 22, 2017 19:14:12 GMT 8
yep, that's what i do. thing is, i tend to become unstable when pedaling hard on an incline with bars turned severely... pity Or maybe you're not in the right gear, try sessioning that nasty switchback and play around with your gearing. yep, i'm not yet done... will definitely get back! my gear is ok. thing is, analyzing my recent run i think i went overboard with using the outside line, hence i got no more room to turn. well, that's just one. my eager to try another body position next weekend hehe
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Post by dekszie on Jan 23, 2017 10:50:40 GMT 8
here's my personal technique... i take the outside line and when it's too difficult to turn i'll just pedal-push the bike so the front wheel will lift slightly and get my front wheel to land on the turn hehehe
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Post by anthrax76 on Jan 23, 2017 11:28:07 GMT 8
aaah, here's one more thing i do. i tend to use a lighter gear than what i usually use. example, i'm comfortable with a 32 x 22 gearing on most uphill slopes, but i shift to 32 x 24 or a lower gear. i'd rather spin it out and lose some momentum (or even lift the front wheel a little with the torque), rather than get stuck then stop on the climb.
OT: just yesterday i was going up a ramped pedestrian walkway in don antonio commonwealth. unfortunately that switchback is part is flat, but it's really tight. just enough for the bike to make a u-turn then ascend again. if you want a tighter one, the other overpass after zuzuaregi (westbound) is really tight, an inch longer of a wheelbase and your wheels will hit the handrails.
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Post by ice on Jan 23, 2017 11:47:23 GMT 8
definitely go the outside line, then grind the turn! no pain, no gain currahee!
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Post by spyghost on Jan 23, 2017 21:36:28 GMT 8
aaah, here's one more thing i do. i tend to use a lighter gear than what i usually use. example, i'm comfortable with a 32 x 22 gearing on most uphill slopes, but i shift to 32 x 24 or a lower gear. i'd rather spin it out and lose some momentum (or even lift the front wheel a little with the torque), rather than get stuck then stop on the climb. OT: just yesterday i was going up a ramped pedestrian walkway in don antonio commonwealth. unfortunately that switchback is part is flat, but it's really tight. just enough for the bike to make a u-turn then ascend again. if you want a tighter one, the other overpass after zuzuaregi (westbound) is really tight, an inch longer of a wheelbase and your wheels will hit the handrails. 32-24 on a 26? matigas parin yan hehe. if my math is correct that's equivalent to a 34-28 on a 29.
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Post by anthrax76 on Jan 23, 2017 23:22:24 GMT 8
sample lang, he he. just to show one technique that i do of switching to a lighter than my comfortable climbing gear ratio.
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