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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
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Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 16:30:22 -0400
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On 5/30/2025 4:16 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
> ... I am 
> a not a good climber at all. I have to really work at it to get better. 
> I don't pedal out of the saddle much or at least very long. 

I'm not convinced that climbing out of the saddle is good strategy for 
any long climb. One can certainly put out more power that way, say for a 
short steep pitch, but my guess is that it's inefficient - meaning it 
increases fatigue more than it increases power.

I thought I remembered that one change Lance Armstrong made after his 
big medical recovery (besides, probably, a new cocktail of performance 
enhancing drugs) was to emphasize seated climbing at higher cadences.

Am I remembering right?

Any comments on seated vs. standing climbing?


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