Purchased a 2nd Hand Cervello S1, but struggling up hills

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  • Blackmarketrider
    Blackmarketrider Posts: 50
    Adapt to the terrain, rather than accommodate to it.

    Hills become easier, mainly because you begin to finish them quicker as you become fitter, thus less suffering. its difficult to compare road cycling to MTB, with techniques and energy conservation etc.

    Although i am 20 years old and do weight 56Kg, so the way i feel in a climb could be fairly different.

    Also, my race bike is a Cervelo S1, no problems with climbing on it for me.

    Another thing to mention, if you are going to run larger gears, your rear mech will only cope upto a 28T, if you still are struggling, you can put a long cage rear mech on and a MTB cassette e.g. 11-32 to make things a little easier.

    BTW, i run 53/11 up front and a 11-21 out back.

    Happy hill climbing :)
    Give me a hill, then i shall enjoy the suffering!

    "I love the mountains, but the moment of exertion fills me with deep hatred. So I try to shorten the suffering." -Marco Pantani
  • jdmotion
    jdmotion Posts: 43
    [/quote]BTW, i run 53/11 up front and a 11-21 out back.

    53//11?!
    Getting slower as I get older, but getting faster the more I cycle.
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,445
    jdmotion wrote:
    BTW, i run 53/11 up front and a 11-21 out back.

    53//11?!
    [/quote]

    For base training, big ring the rest of the time :wink:

    I think I'd need an 11t on the front if the back only went to 21 :lol::lol:
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  • nochekmate
    nochekmate Posts: 3,460
    Blackmarketrider wrote:
    BTW, i run 53/11 up front and a 11-21 out back.

    Happy hill climbing :)

    With a 53/11 up front and only 56Kg it's no surprise that you enjoy the hills - betcha spin out quickly on that 11 front -21 back combination!
  • GoingCarbon
    GoingCarbon Posts: 99
    Whosthedaddy wrote:
    Advice required please
    Purchased a 2nd hand Cervello S1 with Shimano 105
    Lovely bike, but I am struggling to climb the steep hills
    The Front has a 53/39 on and the cassette is a 12-25
    What do i need to change to make climbing easier?
    Thanks
    Phil

    The difference between my climbing ability on my Cervelo Soloist (S1) and my Chinese Carbon is marginal. Both are better than my ability can deliver and both have 12-25 on the back with std crank. It's not about the bike ;)

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