tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892520299535636943.post3752615454692876016..comments2023-11-02T00:42:14.199-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Mike and His Bike: I Have a TheoryMike Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01809565742296882977noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892520299535636943.post-3955433875307681852008-11-29T22:59:00.000-08:002008-11-29T22:59:00.000-08:00My husband used to try and get me to stand going u...My husband used to try and get me to stand going up hills to use different muscles and be able to go a little farther. I typically ride in back because I'm slower, don't like to lead and, well, drafting! One day he was behind me on a hill and I tried to stand. Apparently, I ride like a girl:) He had to teach me how to ride standing up and now that I understand the concept and how to use it, I like it and use it much more often than before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892520299535636943.post-11635131860712810122008-11-28T14:03:00.000-08:002008-11-28T14:03:00.000-08:00As a female cyclist I often stand on my pedals eit...As a female cyclist I often stand on my pedals either on a hill or when I need a quick accelleration. The other women that I ride with do not employ this technique and I cant quite get them to do it either. They claim that they are fearful that they will fall over if they stand. I guess I should review the laws of physics with them and angular momentum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892520299535636943.post-38051480354178114362008-11-17T15:10:00.000-08:002008-11-17T15:10:00.000-08:00I am a woman, and when I was a girl riding my pink...I am a woman, and when I was a girl riding my pink-and-white Schwinn "girl's bike" with coaster brakes (mine even had 3 gears you shifted by doing a really quick mini-brake), I rode standing a lot! Certainly up hills. <BR/><BR/>When I got my first "10-speed" I was told that one of the reasons for 10 speeds was that you didn't ride standing up on these sophisticated machines. Now I find that I can't balance when I try to get out of the seat to climb. <BR/><BR/>Riding like a girl, I guess!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892520299535636943.post-7681617155226020212008-11-14T09:48:00.000-08:002008-11-14T09:48:00.000-08:00Well from my perspective (me being a woman) I woul...Well from my perspective (me being a woman) I would agree partially.<BR/><BR/>The guys that I ride with do generally do a lot more standing than I do, but I do generally stand to get up a hill... hill depending that is. I know every hill around my house and which ones can be attacked and which ones should merely be survived.<BR/><BR/>I don't think the... um... numbness factor is the reason, because women have some sensitive bits as well, and while the effect of a saddle may be different, I still like to get my butt off of it as often as is feasible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892520299535636943.post-5168394001289385512008-11-14T08:19:00.000-08:002008-11-14T08:19:00.000-08:00I agree with much of what you've written, which ad...I agree with much of what you've written, which address the 'intangibles'. On the tech side -- power to mass ratio. Women typically have less, and as such have to use mechanical advantage (gearing) to reduce their power output requirement; i.e. spin in a lower gear over a longer amount of time. Some men will stand and put out a burst of power over a short amount of time; for many women, that's not feasible.331 Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873628454116957013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892520299535636943.post-75773732965539025882008-11-14T07:45:00.000-08:002008-11-14T07:45:00.000-08:00I would think women sit more because they don't ha...I would think women sit more because they don't have the...um...numbness factor, if you get my drift.<BR/><BR/>But I also agree that patience plays a big part in it. Women naturally pace themselves better than men.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18341126723578608275noreply@blogger.com