Again I'll reiterate for myself and all of those who like to maybe push a harder gear seated or do lots of pedally type riding over mild to rolling terrain to get to trails or traverse between different places etc., steep STAs BLOW for that sort of stuff. If all you care about is the downs and getting to the top under your own power is just a necessary evil you will tolerate for the downs, then yes, steep STA coupled with super easy gears to spin like a hamsters up the climb.
In case you don't believe, check the stats for world records for seated leg press vs standing squat, it's double for the seated press vs squat, now think about that vs your position on the bike relative to the BB and steep vs slacker STA.
April 4, 2022, 9:57 a.m. - Lynx .
Again I'll reiterate for myself and all of those who like to maybe push a harder gear seated or do lots of pedally type riding over mild to rolling terrain to get to trails or traverse between different places etc., steep STAs BLOW for that sort of stuff. If all you care about is the downs and getting to the top under your own power is just a necessary evil you will tolerate for the downs, then yes, steep STA coupled with super easy gears to spin like a hamsters up the climb. In case you don't believe, check the stats for world records for seated leg press vs standing squat, it's double for the seated press vs squat, now think about that vs your position on the bike relative to the BB and steep vs slacker STA.