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true. you were not pushing hard enough on the climbs before and then realized you could spin just as high rpm in a bigger gear i get it. just trying to make the point then i guess that cadence is pretty much everything and riding high cadence is the key towards building cardio was my point. in the end you...

no because you need to train your legs to spin at higher rpm vs grinding, grinding will teach you to grind, spinning will teach you to spin. you should be working just as hard and going just as fast spinning up a climb. like i said in my post if your spinning in the right gear (not necessarily granny gear)...

When i read op's comment on grinding a bigger gear i couldn't not comment what a bunch of misinformation that is. first of all grinding a bigger gear makes your leg muscles suffer much more than spinning a smaller gear at a higher cadence causing lactic acid to build quicker. spinning between 90-110 cadence is much more efficent on longer...