Tall rider and steep climbs

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Lee McCormick unlocked steep MTB climbs for me. I’ll talk about it on the podcast in detail.

Short answer:

  • stand almost straight up with hips next to bars
  • pull back with both hands at once (this was the key for me). It levers your rear wheel into the ground for traction.
  • you sort of “hump the bars” with each pedal stroke and pull back.

I haven’t tried it in a road bike yet but I was able to climb stuff that I’ve never thought I’d be able to climb with this technique.

It would be really hard to do for a long climb. Works well for loose MTB steep pitches.

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