Zig Zaging on hill climb

neris

Was watching a vid on youtube last night of a guy doing last round ireland race. On the climb up st patricks hill in cork it looked like he was taking the hill at zig zag angles rather then going straight up. It looked easier then going striaght up because of the gradient. Question is does it make the climb easier or was the guy just so shatterd he was all over the road

uberwolf

reduces the effective gradient, but obviously increases the distance that you're covering.

IM0

as uberwolf says it makes the climb less steep but makes it longer, but if you really are that tired that you feel the need to do it, you will take going further over the steepness you cant do, but I dunno, Ive never had the need to give in and do it

neris

cheers for that. I find climbing certain hills difficult at times just because of gradient so might give it a try next time

IM0

look at getting lower gearing to suit your ability also, so many people kid themselves with their gearing, look at that too. Its not an ideal solution, its plain dangerous and disrupting to any cars coming up behind you and any cyclists descending/coming down are not expecting to see someone near the centre line :mad:

mo_bhicycle

me@ucd wrote: »

Its not an ideal solution, its plain dangerous and disrupting to any cars coming up behind you and any cyclists descending/coming down are not expecting to see someone near the centre line :mad:

Completely agree. Some k**bhead in Ras Dun na nGall this year started doing that going up Glengesh, nearly took several people down.

penexpers

If it was Joe Barr he had a broken foot at the time.