spinning out????

projectsome
projectsome Posts: 4,010
edited June 2009 in MTB general
ok what is it?

when doing the bike fest last week (I'm still knackered and only did 3 hours) I was going up this hill and this young lady rode past me and saw that I was struggling and said "just spin it out."

I was somewhat confused as to what she was on about. I just kinda guessed put the front on the smallest cog and the rear on somewhere in the near the top???
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    drop down to a lower gear and spin those legs. is what she meant.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • projectsome
    projectsome Posts: 4,010
    thought so but wasn't really sure
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    but i would have said that spinning out was running out of rpm in any given gear. (mainly at the top end ie, no more gears)

    so drop it a cog and spin it out rather than struggling with a higher gear.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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