Pretend 🚵♀️
Since I don’t have any real hills, I have to pretend; and simulate them as best I can. One way to practice climbing is to ride in a hard gear; and that’s what I did today.
I was on the road bike, which made this exercise somewhat trickier. Many a time I’ve ridden to the top of the levee via a vehicular access ramp; that’s my route home from the salvage store. I know how that climb feels on the hybrid; but on the road bike, I’m not sure that my memory isn’t tricking me. The’s the catch when you’ve got to pretend!
Quasi-hills 🗻
Today I had to be content with some quasi-hills. Recently I began using a new pair of cycling shoes; and it helped that my left foot didn’t keep coming unclipped.
How do you do quasi-hills? Keep shifting into harder and harder gears. When it feels really tough, stay there for a while. This morning I worked to do it one minute at a time for a total of six efforts. I didn’t worry about speed; just effort level.
That’s all very well; but how long are the climbs on RAGBRAI; and how steep are they? Recently I met some people who are going to this year’s RAGBRAI; and when they return, I mean to ask them about this. As with so many things, though there’s a catch. The RAGBRAI route changes every year!
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