Shell Belle Posted March 17, 2017 Posted March 17, 2017 What bike does she have? I know with my mom, a 1kg difference in bike weight is massive in comparison to my dads weight. Her bike is now 6.8kg and has bad a big difference on the climbs. Her 12kg MTB she hates. I agree 100%. I have recently acquired a racing bike which is just over 1kg off my training bike - the difference in climbing is crazy. My boyfriend has also changed to a new carbon bike (coming off a not great alu bike) but the difference in bike weight has not made a difference to him (We have a nearly 30kg weight difference between us). I don't think riding the heavier bike will improve her immediate experience of hills now - rather get her to accept (enjoy?!) climbing first
Pure Savage Posted March 17, 2017 Posted March 17, 2017 To be honest, when I was a in my teens and I had a heavy plod of a bike it really put me off cycling, only in my mid 20's did I start enjoying cycling when I found an old Alu Scott that made the whole experience a lot more enjoyable. If she is on an Alu Tiagra bike, thats around 11/12kg. If she is, lets say 60kg. thats 20% of her weight, if she has a 6.5kg bike, its only 9.3% of her weight. A massive increase, which would help on the climbs.
V12man Posted March 17, 2017 Posted March 17, 2017 Just ride as fast as possible to the top of the hill and wait there for her.... tap hand on handlebars from when she comes into view till when she gets to you... Then head off at a swift pace just faster than talking/yelling speed... maintain for 15 min... repeat at every Hill....
Pure Savage Posted March 17, 2017 Posted March 17, 2017 Just ride as fast as possible to the top of the hill and wait there for her.... tap hand on handlebars from when she comes into view till when she gets to you... Then head off at a swift pace just faster than talking/yelling speed... maintain for 15 min... repeat at every Hill.... You need to first notify her that you are going to the top to wait. The best way I find is just shouting STRAVA at her!
NordicElf Posted March 17, 2017 Posted March 17, 2017 Just ride as fast as possible to the top of the hill and wait there for her.... tap hand on handlebars from when she comes into view till when she gets to you... Then head off at a swift pace just faster than talking/yelling speed... maintain for 15 min... repeat at every Hill.... You need to first notify her that you are going to the top to wait. The best way I find is just shouting STRAVA at her! I don't know... I think you two intend on suggesting a divorce lawyer and collecting a commission ... ?
Allrounder Posted March 17, 2017 Author Posted March 17, 2017 What bike does she have? I know with my mom, a 1kg difference in bike weight is massive in comparison to my dads weight. Her bike is now 6.8kg and has bad a big difference on the climbs. Her 12kg MTB she hates.She has a 9,5 kg Schwinn Fastback, MTB is a 14 kg beast and because I can not say what her weight is on a public forum i can say that it is 28 kg and 2 x 10 kg pockets of potatoes. Gears is 11/28, and compact 50/36.
Pure Savage Posted March 17, 2017 Posted March 17, 2017 She has a 9,5 kg Schwinn Fastback, MTB is a 14 kg beast and because I can not say what her weight is on a public forum i can say that it is 28 kg and 2 x 10 kg pockets of potatoes. Gears is 11/28, and compact 50/36. Ok, not the bike then. Maybe she just needs some new kit to inspire her
Allrounder Posted March 17, 2017 Author Posted March 17, 2017 hahaha okay, will make a plan with the kit. I was thinking in investing in a hart rate monitor so that she can "see" what she is doing. so to speak. It might be a mental block. She started a couple of years back with that MTB, and it almost broke her. Took us about 4 months to find a small enough road frame... and she have not touched the MTB again. So hill repeats, here we come. And perhaps riding with groups and other people more often might also work in our favor.
Shell Belle Posted March 17, 2017 Posted March 17, 2017 hahaha okay, will make a plan with the kit. I was thinking in investing in a hart rate monitor so that she can "see" what she is doing. so to speak. It might be a mental block. She started a couple of years back with that MTB, and it almost broke her. Took us about 4 months to find a small enough road frame... and she have not touched the MTB again. So hill repeats, here we come. And perhaps riding with groups and other people more often might also work in our favor. +1 on the kit!!! Always works Having a bike computer/monitor is great - it helps to see what you are doing (so to speak) and to match how you are feeling with the numbers.
NordicElf Posted March 17, 2017 Posted March 17, 2017 hahaha okay, will make a plan with the kit. I was thinking in investing in a hart rate monitor so that she can "see" what she is doing. so to speak. It might be a mental block. She started a couple of years back with that MTB, and it almost broke her. Took us about 4 months to find a small enough road frame... and she have not touched the MTB again. So hill repeats, here we come. And perhaps riding with groups and other people more often might also work in our favor. and cadence monitor to help know when you are in the right gear. I'm fairly experienced and still need this
candz1 Posted March 17, 2017 Posted March 17, 2017 I agree with the riding in groups so she can judge her ability and be motivated by others that are not as easy to "argue/sulk" with. I know when my husband tries to make me race every strava segment...I make sure I do the exact opposite!
JoeyK Posted March 17, 2017 Posted March 17, 2017 Climbing has a lot to do with power to weight ratio. Naturaly men are a bit stronger than woman. Your wife is skinny, and if she can get a bit more strength in her legs and stay a bit longer in her lactate threshold she will be a better climber than flat rider. Remember on flats drafting helps a lot, on hills the true tests come. If I were you I would caution in doing to many hill repeats, it might make her hate hills even more. Also take caution re the heart rate monitor, sometimes it helps with the mental block when you see how high your heart rate is and there is still a lot of climbing left. I train with my heart rate monitor, but sometimes I don't race with my hr strap on. I would encourage my wife to do more big gear intervals, maybe a little bit of gym work and maybe a proteien shake to help with a bit of muscle. I know I might get flamed for the proetein thing as a lot of cyclists hate it, but your wife does not have a weight issue as most of us do. My 2c. Cheers
Help.Me. Posted March 17, 2017 Posted March 17, 2017 If I were you would caution in doing to many hill repeats, it might make her hate hills even more. Also caution about the heart rate monitor, sometimes it helps with the mental block when you see how high your heart rate is and there is still a lot of climbing left. I train with my heart rate monitor, but in sometimes I don't race with my hr strap on. This i found very true.......maybe a good spinning program can help as well. I had good results with Trainer Road base building phase. I think a lot more mentally , because when i start cycling up a hill now a days i know i can sit in "pain" for up to 12min ( Trainer road intervals) Goodluck !!
Allrounder Posted March 17, 2017 Author Posted March 17, 2017 Lots of good advice guys. I will keep you you updated as preparation for our next event will start this weekend. i just read plenty of forums, with this in mind, pushing a bigger gear apparently is the same as riding a heavier bike....
Allrounder Posted March 17, 2017 Author Posted March 17, 2017 Thanks for all the input. I think I am going to remove her weight and send her the link....
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