Struggling for traction

Hi
I am 60 kg and race regularly at hoghill, but I find that I cannot stand up on the steep sections of the climbs because my rear wheel slips.
I have tried different rear wheels and tyres but it hasn't made any difference.
I am 60 kg and race regularly at hoghill, but I find that I cannot stand up on the steep sections of the climbs because my rear wheel slips.
I have tried different rear wheels and tyres but it hasn't made any difference.
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Have you tried less pressure in your tyres? A shorter stem to position your center of gravity back? hands closer together on the bars, not the hoods?
I can only get the back wheel to spin on gravel, I wish I was light enough to do it on tarmac:-)
Also I run 110-120 psi in my tyres.
Do this up hill and your just pushing the front end into the ground and losing traction and also power. Keep our weight central
Stay seated.
it's a hard life if you don't weaken.
Try shifting your weight back a little, although to be honest you must be riding in one seriously odd position to get the wheel to spin in the dry... or you must be generating extreme amounts of torque. Do you tend to ride big or small gears over the hill?
Hardcore.
Exactly. I can get up most mild climbs. Ever so often I run on this one paved bike path with a really really steep climb for the exercise. It'll make your heart jump out of your chest but it's not too long. I haven't really been able to do the standup and pedal deal for years now but if I were really in a race, it might be worth trying out. I see lots of people though that do do it that way, mostly club riders.
Pull up on the handlebars or brake hoods too gives you more leverage. Looks like one of the riders in the picture is doing that.
Sounds more like the back end of the bike is jumping around due to too much tyre pressure over rough road.
If the hills are longer, you need to consider changing your technique to shifting onto the smaller ring, sitting on the saddle and spinning, Spinning keeps the power up, sitting saves energy because your heart rate is several beats lower.