Climbing Hills

Riding up steep hills with loose rocky surfaces is difficult! Today, I met another incline which I failed to scale without stalling. When you're climbing a steep incline, it's about balancing between more rear traction or front traction. Leaning too far front causes the rear to slip. Too far back and the front starts to float making steering difficult. Unfortunately, on a steep incline, the middle ground between too far front/back is remarkably small.

One thing I learnt today is how to resume climbing on an incline after a stall. It used to be that when I got on to the bike, the weight was all wrong, with too much power into the rear and too little weight, resulting in a series of slips and stalls, never starting. Solution? Apply a some rear brakes when climbing onto the bike!

Lastly, the best part about climbing these inclines is going down! Wheeeee......!