is this a big hill

[zacklaws]

There are 3 hills that have defeated me big time and I need to go back and attack them properly. They are in no particular order: -

"The Struggle" - Road from Ambleside to Kirkstone Pass, Cumbria
"Rosedale Chimney Bank" - North York Moors. I was lured to it by the big blue signs shouting 1:3, I swiftly gave up on the second hairpin in top granny gear on my MTB.
Salcombe Hill Road, out of Sidmouth Devon. Just a pretty sharp climb.

I thought Rosedale chimney would get mentioned eventually, I did a 100 mile round trip just to climb it last year. At one point I became aware of the fact I was riding up on just my back wheel so I had to lean forward quickly to get the front back on the ground. To steer on the steepest part after the second hair pin, I found you don't turn the bars, you just lift the front wheel off the ground, pivot on your back wheel and plonk the wheel back down again when its pointing in the right direction.

Even the sheep just lay next to the side of the road watching your progress, probably expecting you to fall off

On the night at home afterwards I felt sick about what could have happened if I had have gone over backwards and cracked my swede on the ground.

I have no plans whatsoever on ever doing it again

 

[Chutzpah]

I had this one on my ride today, going from right to left on the picture (i.e. around the bend).

http://goo.gl/maps/0381

That's after you've been climbing for a bit already, and the only reason I mention it today is because I had to stop to let a car descending the hill through just after the bend.... and she didn't thank me!

Nice climb though.

 

[JonnyBlade]

do all ups have downs?

my ups only seem to have more ups, on a circular route!!!!!!!!!!!!

It sometimes feels like that I suppose!

 

[david k]

someone once said, every action has an opposite and equals reaction.

When cycling this rule does not apply

 

[cloggsy]

This is a tough hill near me... 1000+ metres of incline which increases as you approach the top

My lungs are bursting out of my chest by the time I get to the top Saying that, I'm no Lance Armstrong...

This is the view from the top looking down...

It's much easier going down the hill

 

[Spin City]

david k

I regularly cycle between Liverpool and Manchester and this hill at Prescot is easily the longest hill between the two cities.

It's not that difficult though compared to other climbs that people have mentioned.

It's near the beginning of the journey from Liverpool to Manchester so I'm usually still quite fresh when I ride it.

I normally ride my fixed wheeled bike with a 71 inch gear over this hill so I don't think it can be classed as a particularly difficult hill.

Practice makes perfect david so keep practising.

 

[david k]

david k

I regularly cycle between Liverpool and Manchester and this hill at Prescot is easily the longest hill between the two cities.

It's not that difficult though compared to other climbs that people have mentioned.

It's near the beginning of the journey from Liverpool to Manchester so I'm usually still quite fresh when I ride it.

I normally ride my fixed wheeled bike with a 71 inch gear over this hill so I don't think it can be classed as a particularly difficult hill.

Practice makes perfect david so keep practising.

tnx for reply mate, it kills me, im nearly 17stone soo if i cud lose some weight it would help. im only up to 19miles max and average 14mph at best on a hybrid carrera subway2, although recent checks i think my comp is giving me flattering info

i do the run from childwall to st helens, and struggle at the point after police station, will get there soon though, tnx mate

 

[gazmercer]

http://maps.google.c...12,96.5,,0,-1.8

is this a big hill? i really struggle on it, it goes on for some time. you can get a feel for the incline from buildings to the side, i recon it gets worse near top and must be mile long or does it just feel like it?

http://maps.google.c...12,96.5,,0,-1.8

That hill is local to me and it kills me from the police station too.

 

[Adam Riding]

Maybe its your gearing ratio! I run a 20 mile route round my area with some 10-17% inclines and so I thought cycling it on my road bike would be a breeze!!!! Well it was for my dad who has a rear cassette that is 12-31 but I was near death with 11-21 gearing, even though he has a beer belly and is over 50! Humiliating to say the least.

 

[Adam Riding]

....also use http://www.mapmyride.com

With the follow roads button it's quick and easy to see how far and what elevation you have just ran/cycled.

 

[evilclive]

There are 3 hills that have defeated me big time and I need to go back and attack them properly. They are in no particular order: -

"The Struggle" - Road from Ambleside to Kirkstone Pass, Cumbria
"Rosedale Chimney Bank" - North York Moors. I was lured to it by the big blue signs shouting 1:3, I swiftly gave up on the second hairpin in top granny gear on my MTB.
Salcombe Hill Road, out of Sidmouth Devon. Just a pretty sharp climb.

I've not found anything on the Cotswolds yet that has killed me. Although I am of course open to suggestions. I have a bit of thing for hills, I just love them!!!

Failed to get the struggle or rosedale chimney onto a ride yet. We might have done Salcombe hill road, though maybe not.

The last hill in the UK we failed to make in one go (stopped halfway up to regain breath, our tactic was simply pedalling as hard and fast as possible in bottom gear) was this one :

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en....71&ll=52.85933,-4.107996&spn=0,0.004479&z=18

though you do have to ignore the no-entry/one way in order to climb it :-)

We were looking at Gold Hill in Shaftesbury the other day, but were carrying camping loads so didn't try.

The big advantage we have is being on a tandem, so no wheel lifting problems - gear down low, pedal.

 

[david k]

That hill is local to me and it kills me from the police station too.

what bike do you use gaz?

i do that hill after 7 miles, then continue down burrows lane to get my breath back!!lol

 

[HLaB]

That hill is local to me and it kills me from the police station too.

If only Barstewards wouldn't keep on chasing you they blue flashing lights are killers

 

[tradesecrets]

that is a walk in the park ...


Asi presumed when you were asking is this a big hill i was expecting something with a steeper gradiant ..

 

[the snail]

Not the worst hill in the world, but I had fun climbing in the Cotswolds today, about 20% I think. My back wheel kept spinning on the damp road and the front kept coming up in the air. Half way up, a car came down and I nearly fell off when I had to stop