steep climbing and wheel spin

mikeouk

I did a few steep climbs yesterday on damp surfaces, these were country lanes through wooded areas ,so the surfaces would have been a little greasy. On a few occasions when I got out of the saddle i got pretty bad wheel spin. Both the other guys I was riding with, didnt experience this. Im using vittoria zaffiro tyres which are an entry level tyre, is this where my problem is?

t.m.h.n.e.t

Probably leaning too far forward.

Crimmey

Is someone baiting me? Or is it hate Zaffiros week?

mikeouk

Crimmey wrote:

Is someone baiting me? Or is it hate Zaffiros week?

lol,,no,, my second set

MattC59

Probably a combination of things; steep hill, greasy road, tyres, and possibly technique. Steep hills require a bit of a balancing act, if you've got your weight forward to keep the front down, it's easy to spin the back wheel.

Maybe PM th OP in this thread, hea seems to have the opposite problem, get together and you'll be flying
http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40020&t=12876995

mikeouk

MattC59 wrote:

possibly technique

noooo, it cant be, I have to blame something on the bike :shock:

http://app.strava.com/rides/21239726#380094926 this is the climb it was worst on, id have been KOM if it hadnt been for the wheel spin

Monty Dog

Zaffiros are pretty rubbish in the wet but if tho get out the saddle and don't apply the power evenly, it's pretty easy for the back wheel to spin and skip.

thegreatdivide

mikeouk wrote:

http://app.strava.com/rides/21239726#380094926 this is the climb it was worst on, id have been KOM if it hadnt been for the wheel spin

You lost 1:38 due to real wheel spin when standing up?

mikeouk

thegreatdivide wrote:

mikeouk wrote:

http://app.strava.com/rides/21239726#380094926 this is the climb it was worst on, id have been KOM if it hadnt been for the wheel spin

You lost 1:38 due to real wheel spin when standing up?

yes, there was a lot of wheel spin, honest :oops: