Chain Ring Choices
Sorry for the lack of posting...But I've now returned from my incarceration in the land of the evil puppets (don't ask...Trust me, you really DON'T want to know).

Anyway, it occurred to me the other day when I was out riding, in the middle of a particularly tenacious climb, that now that I have a fully functional front derailleur, I actually have a choice of how to approach a climb. With my old derailleur not shifting right last year, I was always very reluctant to shift down off my big chain ring (52). But now that I can shift willy nilly between them I can opt for the 42 if I feel like it. The thing is, I've become really accustomed to the low cadence, hard push approach to climbing (a la Jan Ulrich ). But is this really the best technique or is a higher cadence approach better? From what I've been told the quick spinning approach is better on your knees, but when I climb this way, I feel like I run out of steam alot quicker. Help me out..what do think peoples??

PS: I posted a couple of my favourite pics from last year in my photo blog..take a peek!!! 
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Posted by PunkAss at 12:34 PM