anyone up for a hilly ride over hebden bridge?

[ColinJ]

I'll be there Colin, I won't be any faster than last time though.

Judging by last Sunday's ride, I'll be struggling to go that fast!

We have no excuses though - SITD is still over 10 weeks away so we have time to lose 20 pounds in weight and get a lot of miles in.

 

[carlgorse]

That hill climb looks very tempting Colin

 

[ColinJ]

That hill climb looks very tempting Colin

Not quite so tempting when you are as overweight and unfit as I am at the moment!

I hit my highest ever recorded heart rate on that climb about 15 years ago - 196 bpm! I was giving it max effort into a headwind. I didn't realise how hard I'd been working until I checked the HRM when I got home.

 

[potsy]

That hill climb looks very tempting Colin

That's not the word I was thinking of!!
3rd commute since Sundays ride and my legs are like lead, will have a rest Friday and Saturday and hopefully come over for this.

 

[carlgorse]

Ive been going to the GYM for 3 hours a day and riding most weekends and i bet you i will get off and walk up that colin but fly down it

Used to live in West Yorkshire " Normanton " but thats the otherside of you with no hills lol

Carl

 

[carlgorse]

Not quite so tempting when you are as overweight and unfit as I am at the moment!

I hit my highest ever recorded heart rate on that climb about 15 years ago - 196 bpm! I was giving it max effort into a headwind. I didn't realise how hard I'd been working until I checked the HRM when I got home.

Ive not beat 196 BPM colin for got 176 BPM and that was in the GYM lol

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

I reckon you would probably be able to ride up all the hills except this one, which is really hard...

ppffftt!!! i've done that at least 5 times on my brompton and i'm no climbing god am i?

 

[ColinJ]

ppffftt!!! i've done that at least 5 times on my brompton and i'm no climbing god am i?

I'm not saying potsy couldn't ride it, but if there is one hill on that loop to catch him out, that'll be the one.

I usually get up it without walking too, and I'm no climbing god either. (Mind you, I do have a really low climbing gear...)

 

[carlgorse]

I'm not saying potsy couldn't ride it, but if there is one hill on that loop to catch him out, that'll be the one.

I usually get up it without walking too, and I'm no climbing god either. (Mind you, I do have a really low climbing gear...)

Ive not tried my cannondale Six up any steep hills yet but may do Sunday up Sutton Bank lol " Now thats a Climb "

 

[ColinJ]

Ive not tried my cannondale Six up any steep hills yet but may do Sunday up Sutton Bank lol " Now thats a Climb "

Hmm - tasty!

I've not yet been to the North York Moors - a treat for the future!

 

[carlgorse]

Hmm - tasty!

I've not yet been to the North York Moors - a treat for the future!

Well worth the visit Colin - Cleveland Wheelers do a Hill Climb Race up and around the Carlton area and thats well worth a look and maybe i will enter it this year aswell

or around Commondale and Killdale but if you go on there website it gives you a list of Killer Climbs

if you do pop over this way give me a shout

 

[potsy]

I'm not saying potsy couldn't ride it, but if there is one hill on that loop to catch him out, that'll be the one.

I usually get up it without walking too, and I'm no climbing god either. (Mind you, I do have a really low climbing gear...)

Don't worry Colin, you can say it before I do

Wonder if I can buy and fit a 27t before Sunday?

 

[zacklaws]

Ive not tried my cannondale Six up any steep hills yet but may do Sunday up Sutton Bank lol " Now thats a Climb "

I did a 100 mile round trip just to go up Sutton Bank last year in training to climb a mere 17% hill, Staxton Hill, as I have always regarded Staxton to be a killer climb, Don't know why, but when I did Staxton, I was up it in 9 minutes and could not understand why I was so bothered about it, Sutton Bank took me 17 minutes

 

[potsy]

Been hard work this week after our ride on Sunday, 4 days done though so that's another 76 miles under my belt.
Having a Friday car day to give the legs a bit of a rest, and will make a decision Saturday as to whether I feel fit enough to tackle those hills. Also we'll have a better idea on the likely weather conditions by then

Is Tubby Kevin up for this? Need some company during the slow climbs

 

[ColinJ]

Is Tubby Kevin up for this? Need some company during the slow climbs

You mean - "Slower than Shaun, faster than Colin"?