How to better climb hills without any hills to practice on

[CoolC]

Coming from Lincolnshire I don't really get much of an oportunity to practice climbing hills, so therefore when out on a group ride in an area where there are actual real hills I tend to struggle.

Other than MTFU how can I adapt my normal ride-out's to help me when the time comes to battle a hill or two?

This is MTB by the way not road.

TIA

[raf_gti]

Whereabouts in Lincs?

Up and around the cathedral in Lincoln?

Take a trip up to the Wolds round Louth? Plenty of knee busters up here!

[SkinnyBoy]

dial in some drag on your back wheel, should get your thighs pumping then!

[itsnotarace]

1. Put bike in car
2. Drive to hilly area
3. ???
4. Profit!

[Beyond Rational]

Multi-story car park

[Sheets Tabuer]

Isn't lincs quite close to yorkshire? that's a bit hilly.

How about N/E Leicestershire? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charnwood_Forest

[Randy Winkman]

Whatever you've got that best resembles a hill - ride up it fast in top gear.

[WeirdNeville]

Interval loops on whatever you have got that passes for a hill. Do it faster and more often. Or fit a dynamo. those things drag like a bh.

[anonymous-user]

Find a headwind. Ride into it as hard as you can.

Works for the Belgians and the Dutch.

[b2hbm]

Randy Winkman said:

Whatever you've got that best resembles a hill - ride up it fast in top gear.

^^^^ that's what I do. We moved from Yorkshire where every ride felt like a mountain pass to Skegness where a bump in the road passes for a serious hill. It's hard to get the same "burn" and stress in your legs but you can simulate the anerobic effort/breathlessness by sprinting up the short hills.

Brian

[CoolC]

Thanks for the replies. Going out to the wolds is inpractical most of the time. I do have one long hill that I could repeatedly climb but it's a pretty busy road I'm not 100% comfortable riding on. I suppose it is as my OP, I need to MTFU a bit and crack on with it

[anonymous-user]

Beyond Rational said:

Multi-story car park

actually, thats a pretty good idea! sure its a smooth surface but if you tried varying the speed of the ascents it could work...

[G0ldfysh]

Dial in the rear brakes to drag on the wheel all the time increasing the resistance.
multi storey idea is good one though gets you used to the angle bike is under you as well when standing on pedals

[dubbs]

As it'll be winter soon.... sufferfest videos and some proper pain

[anonymous-user]

dubbs said:

As it'll be winter soon.... sufferfest videos and some proper pain

if its not raining, its not training.....